puppy

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈpʌpi/|[ˈpʰɐpi]    /ˈpʌpi/|[ˈpʰɐpi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months).
  2. A young rat.
  3. A young seal.
  4. A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.
  5. A woman’s breast. plural-normally,slang
    — Unclasp your bra and set those puppies free.
  6. A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker. informal
    — I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home.
  7. A conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man. dated,derogatory
    — I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy with a money bag under each arm.
动词 v.
  1. To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups. transitive

词形变化

puppies plural puppie alternative,obsolete puppies present,singular,third-person puppying participle,present puppied participle,past puppied past puppie alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1
From earlier puppie (“a woman's pet dog”), of uncertain origin, but probably from Middle English *puppee, *poupee, from Old French poupée, popée (“a doll; puppet”). More at puppet.
Mostly displaced native Middle English whelp (“puppy”), from Old English hwelp, whence Modern English whelp and whelpie.
词源 2
From earlier puppie (“a woman's pet dog”), of uncertain origin, but probably from Middle English *puppee, *poupee, from Old French poupée, popée (“a doll; puppet”). More at puppet.
Mostly displaced native Middle English whelp (“puppy”), from Old English hwelp, whence Modern English whelp and whelpie.
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