plural puppies
1
: a young domestic dog
specifically
: one less than a year old
2
: baby sense 4
a computer that is one fast puppy
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Our dog just had four puppies.
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Veterinary specialists immediately got to work after the 2-month-old puppy was brought to the animal center on March 9, when it was found somewhere in Sierra Madre, according to a social media post.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The vlogger Jordan Cheyenne, for one, wrecked her sharenting career by accidentally posting footage of herself coaching her son, who was distraught over the family’s sick puppy, to make a specific kind of sad face for YouTube.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
On Christmas Eve, Fallon and her husband brought home their first-ever Boerboel puppy and surprised their kids.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
The 2½-month-old puppy, Peanut, was brought in as a stray on March 9 after being rescued by a good Samaritan in Arcadia, according to Jamie Holeman, chief marketing and communications officer at Pasadena Humane.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The vlogger Jordan Cheyenne, for one, wrecked her sharenting career by accidentally posting footage of herself coaching her son, who was distraught over the family’s sick puppy, to make a specific kind of sad face for YouTube.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
On Christmas Eve, Fallon and her husband brought home their first-ever Boerboel puppy and surprised their kids.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
The 2½-month-old puppy, Peanut, was brought in as a stray on March 9 after being rescued by a good Samaritan in Arcadia, according to Jamie Holeman, chief marketing and communications officer at Pasadena Humane.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppy. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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puppy
noun
pup·py
ˈpəp-ē 
plural puppies
: a young domestic dog
especially
: one less than a year old
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