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pup

[puhp] / pʌp /
NOUN
canine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mutt pooch
STRONG
coyote cur dingo fox hound hyena wolf
WEAK
lobo
NOUN
dog
Synonyms
STRONGEST
puppy
STRONG
bitch cur doggy hound mongrel mutt pooch stray tyke
WEAK
bowwow fido flea bag man's best friend tail-wagger
NOUN
offspring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baby brood child cub daughter descendant generation heir kid progeny son
STRONG
bambino family heredity issue lineage offshoot posterity produce scion seed spawn succession successor young
WEAK
chip off old block progeniture
Antonyms
STRONG
cause origin parent source
NOUN
puppy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dog whelp
WEAK
animal canine
NOUN
urchin
Synonyms
STRONG
brat cub gamin imp punk ragamuffin waif
WEAK
juvenile delinquent
NOUN
whelp
Synonyms
STRONG
cub dog puppy
NOUN
youngster
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boy child girl juvenile kid pupil student teenager youth
STRONG
chick cub fledgling junior lad lass moppet punk puppy sapling shaver sonny squirt urchin
WEAK
juvenile delinquent little guy little kid small fry snotnose kid teenybopper young adult young person
Antonyms
STRONGEST
adult professor teacher
WEAK
elder
NOUN
youngster/youth
Synonyms
WEAK
boy chick cub fledgling girl junior juvenile juvenile delinquent kid lad lass pupil student teenager young person
Antonyms
WEAK
adult

Example Sentences

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As a pup, the four-legged hero's boundless energy made it tough to stay indoors, but he found his true potential in the bush.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Miranda, 42, said she could not believe her eyes when "pup after pup kept appearing", adding: "We thought it would never stop."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Wanting time to say goodbye to our new pup, we agreed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

How sea otter pup was reunited with mom.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

“No, uh-uh, no, I’m not a-seeing that in ye, am I, boy? Cuz yer just a boy pup still, ain’t ye?”

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

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