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
Examples of puppy in a Sentence
Our dog just had four puppies.
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Owners should train their puppies not to bite or nip.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Read more Family get golden retriever puppy—hearts melt at 12-year-old dog's reaction
Is your pet missing?
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Porsha, in a rare moment of softness, stops by her mom’s house with a new puppy in tow—a gift for Pilar, and maybe a quiet balm for her own unraveling spirit as the divorce looms heavy.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 May 2025
The show centers on a group of puppies led by Bow Wizzle.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 5 May 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Read more Family get golden retriever puppy—hearts melt at 12-year-old dog's reaction
Is your pet missing?
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Porsha, in a rare moment of softness, stops by her mom’s house with a new puppy in tow—a gift for Pilar, and maybe a quiet balm for her own unraveling spirit as the divorce looms heavy.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 May 2025
The show centers on a group of puppies led by Bow Wizzle.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for puppy
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“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppy. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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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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