pup
pronunciation
How to pronounce pup in British English:
UK [pʌp]
How to pronounce pup in American English:
US [pʌp]
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- Noun:
- young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
- an inexperienced young person
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- Verb:
- birth
Word Origin
- pup (n.)
- "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.
Example
- 1. The weddell seal and pup in antarctica are the most southerly dwelling mammals on earth
- 2. Of course , sam was hardly a pup .
- 3. A weddell seal mother and pup with their breathing hole , which must be kept continuously open .
- 4. A dolphin pod can find a dolphin pup lost in the ocean through its distress chirps .
- 5. When the weddell seal pup is a few weeks old it is encouraged into the water to see the world beneath the ice .