# pup

> English word · Noun · IPA /pʌp/ · frequency rank #12,305

## Definitions
1. A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.
2. A young, inexperienced person.
3. Any cute dog, regardless of age.
4. A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
5. A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation.
6. A kind of small spotlight.
7. An early edition of a periodical publication, intended for distribution to distant locations.
8. Someone who participates in pup play (the sexual practice of role-playing as a young dog).
9. A small tributary or feeder stream in the US state of Alaska.

## Etymology
Clipping of puppy.

## Easily confused with
- **PV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-pv)
- **PW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-pw)
- **PX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-px)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-put)
- **PVC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-pvc)
- **PvP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-pvp)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-pus)
- **PWC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-pwc)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-pur)
- **pye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-pye)
- **push** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-push)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-pure)
- **puts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-puts)
- **pups** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-pups)
- **putt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-putt)
- **puss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-puss)
- **puri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-puri)
- **purr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-purr)
- **puppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-puppy)
- **pupil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pup-vs-pupil)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pup