pup · noun, verb1
Clipping of puppy.
Pup · proper noun2
Capitalization of pup. From pups being small dogs. From being a small star next to the Dog Star.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pup
Today it means: A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals. Full definition →