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Synonyms for pup

Most common

dog puppy doggy whelp

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.

    The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.

Related words

Word family
pupfish puppy
Phrases
pronto pup pup hood pup play wolf pup pup tent

Forms

Plural
pups → puppies, dogs, whelps, doggies…

Example sentences

  • dog I used a photo of my dog for my desktop wallpaper.
  • puppy This puppy is crying because it misses its mother.
  • doggy Could you put this in a doggy bag for me?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
puprising
dogrising
puppyrising
doggyrising
whelprising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
dog1
5 letters
puppy2, doggy2, whelp

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puppy2 = 2 syllables).