puppyhood
puppyhood noun: the state of being a puppy (young dog).
Noun
puppyhood (countable and uncountable, plural puppyhoods)
- The state of being a puppy (young dog).
- "The snake," I whispered, feeling very frightened at what had become of our dog, for we were devoted to him, having brought him up from his puppyhood.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 95
- Youth and adolescence, especially that of a conceited and impertinent young man.
- During the four years since his puppyhood he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat; he had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation.1903 July, Jack London, “Into the Primitive”, in The Call of the Wild, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC, pages 18–19
Forms of puppyhood
| plural | puppyhoods |
|---|---|
| alternative form | puppihood |
Origin of puppyhood
From puppy + -hood.
Questions about puppyhood
- What does puppyhood mean?
- Puppyhood means the state of being a puppy (young dog).
- What part of speech is puppyhood?
- Puppyhood is a noun.
- What is the plural of puppyhood?
- The plural of puppyhood is puppyhoods.
Words near puppyhood in the dictionary
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