[syn: whelp, pup]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pup \Pup\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pupped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pupping.]
To bring forth whelps or young, as the female of the canine
species.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pup \Pup\, n. [See Puppy.] (Zool.)
(a) A young dog; a puppy.
(b) a young seal.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pup
n 1: young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf [syn:
pup, whelp]
2: an inexperienced young person [syn: puppy, pup]
v 1: birth; "the dog whelped" [syn: whelp, pup]