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puppy
noun
[ ˈpʌpi ]
• a young dog.
Origin:
late 15th century (denoting a lapdog): perhaps from Old French poupee ‘doll, plaything’; compare with puppet, synonymous with dialect puppy (as in puppy-show ‘puppet show’).
