puppy

Meanings

Plural: puppies

Noun

a young dog
an inexperienced young person
A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months)
A young rat.
A young seal.
A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.
A woman’s breast.
A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.
A conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man.

Verb

To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.

Origin / Etymology

From earlier puppie (“a woman's pet dog”), of uncertain origin, but probably from Middle English *puppee, *poupee, from Old French poupée, popée (“a doll; puppet”). More at puppet.
Mostly displaced native Middle English whelp (“puppy”), from Old English hwelp, whence Modern English whelp and whelpie.

Synonyms

dogling, pup, whelp, whelpie

Scrabble Score: 14

puppy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
puppy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
puppy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

puppy is a valid Words With Friends word