puppy

puppy
puppy late 15c., "woman's small pet dog," from M.Fr. poupée "doll, toy" (see PUPPET (Cf. puppet)). Meaning shifted from "toy dog" to "young dog" (1590s), replacing M.E. whelp. Also used about that time in sense of "vain young man." Puppy love is from 1834. Puppy fat is from 1937.

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