pup

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pup [pup pups pupped pupping] BrE [pʌp] NAmE [pʌp] noun
1. = ↑puppy
2. a young animal of various ↑species (= types)
•a seal pup
Idiom: ↑sell buy a pup

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘arrogant young man’): back-formation from ↑puppy, interpreted as a diminutive.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  puppy, whelp