poodle
/ˈpuː.dəl/US/ˈpu.dəl/
poodle noun: a breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.
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Noun
poodle (plural poodles)
- A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.
- Unnamed Vato 1: Maybe I do have more issues than a magazine stand, but all those magazines are puro fancy. I never wanted to be a vato. I just want to groom and train poodles.
Mocho: I secretly groom and train poodles.
Chalaza: Are you guys messing with me? Whenever you turn your back, I secretly...2007, Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 1, episode 2
- Synonyms:
- Canis aviarius aquaticus, puddle-hound
- Unnamed Vato 1: Maybe I do have more issues than a magazine stand, but all those magazines are puro fancy. I never wanted to be a vato. I just want to groom and train poodles.
- A person servile towards someone whom they consider their superior.
Verb
poodle (third-person singular simple present poodles, present participle poodling, simple past and past participle poodled)
Proper noun capitalized: POODLE
POODLE
poodle meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
poodle in Hindi
- dog breed
- पूडल pūḍal
poodle in Tamil
- dog breed
- பூடில் pūṭil
poodle in Marathi
- पूडल, पुडल, पोडल
poodle in Urdu
- پوڈل
More languagesFewer languages
- poodle in Bengali
- পুডল, পোডল
- poodle in Telugu
- పూడ్లే, పూడుల్, పూడిల్
- poodle in Malayalam
- പൂഡൽ
- poodle in Kannada
- ಕೂದಲುನಾಯಿ
- poodle in Punjabi
- ਪੂਡਲ, ਪੁਡਲ, ਪੌਡਲ
- poodle in Gujarati
- પૂડલ, પોડલ, પુડલ
- poodle in Odia
- ପୁଡଲ, ପୋଡ଼ଲ୍, ପୁଡଲ୍
- poodle in Nepali
- पुडल, पोडल, पूडल
- poodle in Arabic
- كَانِيش kānīš
- poodle in Malay
- pudel
- poodle in Indonesian
- pudel
- poodle in Persian
- پودل pudel
- poodle in Thai
- พูเดิล phudoen
- poodle in Vietnamese
- chó săn vịt
Examples of poodle in a sentence
- I felt so emotional seeing my three-legged poodle win first prize.
- She's showing her poodle at the dog show.
- While we're away our friends will kennel our pet poodle.
Synonyms of poodle
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- hireling
- inferior
- lackey
- lap dog
- lickspittle
- man Friday
- minion
- myrmidon
- retainer
- right-hand man
- right-hand woman
- servant
- stooge
- subordinate
- sycophant
- toady
- underling
- vassal
- yes man
- Canis aviarius aquaticus
- puddle-hound
Forms of poodle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | poodles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | poodles |
| present participle | poodling |
| past participle | poodled |
| past | poodled |
Origin of poodle
From German Pudel, a shortened form of Pudelhund, a compound of Hund (“dog”) and the German Low German term Pudel, Pūdel (“puddle”), from the onomatopoeic term pudeln (“to splash about”). First attested in 1773 in the noun sense 1. The verb sense references the appearance a poodle with shaved legs, displaying its skin.
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Words formed from poodle
- Aussiedoodle
- Cavapoo
- Cavoodle
- choodle
- cockadoodle
- cockapoo
- corgipoo
- Goldendoodle
- Labradoodle
- maltipoo
- peekapoo
- Pomapoo
- poogle
- Schnoodle
- shihpoo
- spoodle
- Westiepoo
- whoodle
- Yorkipoo
- Bernedoodle
- cockerpoo
- empoodled
- miniature poodle
- newfypoo
- poodle cloth
- poodledom
- poodle-faker
- poodleish
- poodlelike
- poodle shooter
- poodle skirt
- poodly
- sheepadoodle
- sod poodle
- standard poodle
- toy poodle
Phrases with poodle
Words that rhyme with poodle
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Questions about poodle
- What does poodle mean?
- Poodle means a breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.
- What is poodle in Hindi?
- Poodle in Hindi is पूडल (pūḍal). See Poodle meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is poodle?
- Poodle can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce poodle?
- Poodle is pronounced /ˈpuː.dəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of poodle?
- The plural of poodle is poodles.
Words near poodle in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: poodle (page history and authors); POODLE (page history and authors); poodle (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); poodle (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); poodle (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); poodle (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); poodle (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); poodle (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); poodle (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); poodle (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); poodle (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); poodle (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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