labradoodle

noun

lab·​ra·​doo·​dle ˈla-brə-ˌdü-dᵊl How to pronounce labradoodle (audio)
often capitalized
: a dog that is a cross between a Labrador retriever and a poodle

Examples of labradoodle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These barks will need to be thoroughly labeled by age, breed, and situation—separating out a 10-year-old male labradoodle barking at a stranger from a six-week-old bichon frise puppy playing with its littermate. Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024 For The Times) On a recent weekday, Mitchell Engberg took his 3-year-old labradoodle, Olive, to Chávez Park. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024 Two auction items included a rare-breed Australian labradoodle puppy that went for $18,000, and eight seats at Rick and Kathy Hilton’s annual Christmas pajama house party that went for $41,000. Nicholas White, Variety, 13 May 2024 Every so often, labradoodles, cocker spaniels, retrievers, dachshunds and their owners trotted by the aperture of the shack’s open door. Susan Dominus, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for labradoodle 

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Word History

Etymology

Labrador (retriever) + poodle

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of labradoodle was in 1970

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“Labradoodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labradoodle. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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