pup

1. 1.

   young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf

   Synonymswhelp

   Broaderyoung mammal

   Narrowerpuppy
2. 2.

   an inexperienced young person

   Synonymspuppy

   Broaderyoung person

1. 1.

   give birth to (a puppy)

   “the dog whelped”

   Synonymswhelp

   Broadergive birth

Other forms of pup

plural

pups·

past tense or participle

pupped

present participle

pupping

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pup

What does pup mean?

pup means "young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pup?

pup has 1 syllable: pup. In IPA it is /ˈpʌp/.

What is another word for pup?

Close synonyms include whelp, puppy, whelp. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pup a common word?

pup is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with pup?

1 word rhymes with pup. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.