pupped

Gave birth, canine

Pupped is the past tense of pup, meaning to give birth to puppies or other young animals called pups—including seals, wolves, and sharks.

The mother seal pupped on the rocky shore.

Less commonly, pupped describes when a dog was born: The litter pupped in late March.

canine

whelped

Bore offspring, as dogs

kennelEnclosure for hounds
breederOne who raises stock
sireMale animal parent

dam · litter · newborns · registered · pedigree · stud · mating · pregnant · nursing · weaning

whelping

birthed

Gave rise to

litterScattered waste or debris
newbornInfant just delivered
damWater-holding barrier

nursing · suckling · breeding · gestation · delivery · mother · neonatal · born · whelp · weaned

seals

hauled

Transported with effort

rookeryCommunal bird nesting site
beachSandy waterside margin
colonyDependent territorial settlement

ice · floe · whitecoat · blubber · nursing · weaning · molting · pinniped · harp · elephant

Opposites

reproductive state

Gestating offspring internally

gestating · expecting · barren · sterile · unbred

life stage of offspring

puppedadult

Mature person, legally responsible

old · big · mature · grown · full-grown

life cycle direction

puppeddied

Ceased to live

miscarried · aborted · reabsorbed · stillborn

Phrases

puppy loveImmature romantic attraction
puppy dogYoung domestic canine
puppy eyesGuileless begging expression
puppy dog eyesManipulatively innocent expression
puppy-dog eyesInnocent pleading expression
puppy millCommercial mass dog breeder

Family

puppy, puppies, puppyish, pupping, puppyhood, puppylike

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