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watchpuppy

watchpuppy noun: a young, small, or insignificant watchdog.

Noun

watchpuppy (plural watchpuppies)

  1. (humorous, informal) A young, small, or insignificant watchdog.
    • The latter power, incidentally, will no doubt be welcome over at the Bank of England which has nurtured the infant City watchpuppy with a very sizable unsecured overdraft and will be looking forward to the first tranche of repayment.1988, The New Law Journal, volume 137, page 622
    • Brute lay in the boy's lap, a sleeping watchpuppy.1999, Pamela Kaye Tracy, It Only Takes a Spark, Heartsong Presents, →ISBN, page 155

Forms of watchpuppy

pluralwatchpuppies

Origin of watchpuppy

From watch + puppy, by analogy with watchdog.

Questions about watchpuppy

What does watchpuppy mean?
Watchpuppy means a young, small, or insignificant watchdog.
What part of speech is watchpuppy?
Watchpuppy is a noun.
What is the plural of watchpuppy?
The plural of watchpuppy is watchpuppies.

Words near watchpuppy in the dictionary

  1. watchpoint
  2. watchpoints
  3. watchpost
  4. watchposts
  5. watchpuppies
  6. watchpuppy
  7. watchspring
  8. watchsprings
  9. watchstander
  10. watchstanders
  11. watchstanding

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