Antonyms for pup

Grammar : Noun

Spell : puhp

Phonetic Transcription : pʌp

Definition of pup

Origin : "young dog," 1760, shortened form of puppy (q.v.). Used from 1580s for "conceited person." Applied to the young of the fur seal from 1815. Used for "inexperienced person" by 1890. Pup tent (also dog tent) is from 1863. Sopwith pup, popular name of the Sopwith Scout Tractor airplane, is from 1917.

As in offspring : noun child, children
As in urchin : noun mischievious youngster
As in youngster/youth : noun person before the age of maturity
As in youngster : noun child
As in canine : noun dog
As in puppy : noun young dog
As in whelp : noun young animal
As in dog : noun canine mammal

Example sentences :

The moment his back was turned, the pup had sneaked into the kitchen.
Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Busted more clotheslines than I've got fingers and toes, that pup has.
Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Bill Dancing decided, off-hand, that “the pup” was worthless.
Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman

He had a blacksnake whip in his hand and was teasing a pup with it.
Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine

Here in the rich cream of the day we're waiting for the mail, Dan'l and I and the pup.
Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

Julia withdrew the bottle from the first pup and transferred it to the second one.
Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin

Her thirty-second pup has just tumbled into the water, and will certainly be drowned.
Extract from : « The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too » by Alfred Elwes

"Lieutenant, keep that pup away from my Henry," ordered Joe.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods » by Jessie Graham Flower

The pup's a hound but it's bound to be pretty, the children will like it.
Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field

I wrote Turner Simpson to send you the pup when it was old enough to wean.
Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field

Synonyms for pup

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