a young dog 小狗;幼犬 a litter of puppies 一窝小狗 a Labrador puppy 拉布拉多小狗
- (old-fashioned, informal)
a proud or rude young man 傲慢小子;自负无礼的青年
Word Originlate 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’).