puppy

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

puppy [puppy puppies] BrE [ˈpʌpi] NAmE [ˈpʌpi] noun (pl. puppies) (also pup)
1. a young dog
•a litter of puppies
•a Labrador puppy
2. (old-fashioned, informal)a proud or rude young man
See also: ↑pup

Word Origin:
late 15th cent. (denoting a lapdog): perhaps from Old French poupee ‘doll, plaything’; compare with ↑puppet, synonymous with dialect puppy (as in puppy-show ‘puppet show’).