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puppies

/ˈpʌpiz/

puppies is the plural of puppy.

puppies is the plural of puppie.

puppies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of puppy.

Meaning of puppy

Noun

puppy (plural puppies)

  1. A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months).
    Synonyms:
    dogling, pup, whelp, whelpie
  2. A young rat.
  3. A young seal.
    Synonyms:
    pup
  4. A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.
  5. (plural-normally, slang) A woman’s breast.
    • Unclasp your bra and set those puppies free.2007, Rodney Carrington, Show Them To Me (from the album King of the Mountains)
  6. (informal) A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.
    • I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home.

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Phrases with puppies

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Questions about puppies

What is puppies the plural of?
Puppies is the plural of puppy.
How do you pronounce puppies?
Puppies is pronounced /ˈpʌpiz/.

Words near puppies in the dictionary

  1. puppetries
  2. puppetry
  3. puppets
  4. puppie
  5. puppied
  6. puppies
  7. puppification
  8. puppihood
  9. puppily
  10. pupping
  11. Puppis

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