puppy
nounA young dog; a pup.
A doll; a puppet.
A young dog; a whelp; also, by extension, a young seal or other young carnivore.
A conceited, frivolous, and impertinent man; a silly young fop or coxcomb: used in contempt.
A white bowl or buoy used in the herring-fisheries to mark the position of the net nearest the fishing-boat.
