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Meaning of "puppylike" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUPPYLIKE

puppylike  [ˈpʌpɪˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUPPYLIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puppylike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PUPPYLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of puppylike in the English dictionary

The definition of puppylike in the dictionary is resembling a puppy or the manner of a puppy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUPPYLIKE


belly-like
ˈbɛlɪˌlaɪk
berrylike
ˈbɛrɪˌlaɪk
cherry-like
ˈtʃerɪˌlaɪk
eyelike
ˈaɪˌlaɪk
factory-like
ˈfæktərɪˌlaɪk
fairy-like
ˈfeərɪˌlaɪk
Gypsy-like
ˈdʒɪpsɪˌlaɪk
harpylike
ˈhɑːpɪˌlaɪk
honey-like
ˈhʌnɪˌlaɪk
ivory-like
ˈaɪvərɪˌlaɪk
ivy-like
ˈaɪvɪˌlaɪk
jelly-like
ˈdʒelɪˌlaɪk
ladylike
ˈleɪdɪˌlaɪk
lily-like
ˈlɪlɪˌlaɪk
palsylike
ˈpɔːlzɪˌlaɪk
raylike
ˈreɪˌlaɪk
ruby-like
ˈruːbɪˌlaɪk
sighlike
ˈsaɪˌlaɪk
tapestry-like
ˈtæpɪstrɪˌlaɪk
toylike
ˈtɔɪˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUPPYLIKE

pupiparous
pupped
puppet
puppet show
puppeteer
puppetlike
puppetry
puppies
pupping
Puppis
puppy
puppy farm
puppy fat
puppy love
puppydom
puppyhood
puppyish
puppyism
pupu
pupunha

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUPPYLIKE

alike
childlike
chimneylike
claylike
dislike
feel like
homelike
human-like
lifelike
like
like-for-like
lookalike
puttylike
quaylike
sunlike
the like
there´s nothing like
unladylike
unlike
wheylike

Synonyms and antonyms of puppylike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puppylike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUPPYLIKE

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Translator English - Chinese

puppylike
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Puppylike
570 millions of speakers

English

puppylike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

puppylike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

puppylike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

puppylike
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puppylike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

puppylike
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puppylike
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puppylike
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

puppylike
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

puppylike
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

puppylike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kirik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

puppylike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

puppylike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुत्र्याच्या पिलांबद्दल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

puppylike
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puppylike
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puppylike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

puppylike
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puppylike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

puppylike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

puppylike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puppylike
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puppylike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puppylike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUPPYLIKE»

The term «puppylike» is used very little and occupies the 187.725 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUPPYLIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about puppylike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUPPYLIKE»

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1
Ten Little Puppy Dogs
Puppies engaged in various activities help young readers learn to count from one to ten. This book teaches children to count by using puppies.
‎1987
2
Why Does My Dog Act That Way?: A Complete Guide to Your ...
In addition to changes in behavior and neurochemistry, Belyaev's domesticated foxes also showed physical changes consistent with neoteny, becoming more puppylike in appearance. After several generations of breeding for friendliness, ...
Stanley Coren, 2008
3
The Nature of Horses
In dogs there is also an interesting and suggestive correlation between the degree of puppylike appearance and the degree of puppylike behavior. Those with more puppylike heads, such as retrievers, tend to be "object players" even as ...
Stephen Budiansky, 1997
4
Dogs All-in-One For Dummies
The. end. result: Perpetual. puppies. In truth, what the domestication process accomplished was to arrest dog development in a very puppylike state. In essence, domestic dogs are the Peter Pans of the canine world. Neoteny refers to certain ...
Consumer Dummies, 2010
5
Understanding Your Dog For Dummies
Stanley Coren, Sarah Hodgson. Figure 2-1: Is your dog an adult wolf — or a perpetual puppy? In terms of relationships with dogs, however, the behavioral aspects of neoteny are most important. Dogs keep a number of puppylike behaviors ...
Stanley Coren, Sarah Hodgson, 2011
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Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Etiology and ...
... and appeasement displays (Goodwin et al., 1997). Besides making dogs appear more puppylike, neotenic changes appear to have elevated fear and aggression thresholds in dogs while simultaneously lowering the threshold for affiliative.
Steve Lindsay, 2013
7
Ain't Misbehavin': The Groundbreaking Program for Happy, ...
Along with tameness, or tamability, came dogs who, as they got older, remained puppylike in their appearance. (They had skulls that are unusually broad for their length, floppy ears, smiling faces, and large eyes, not to mention "toy" breeds ...
John C. Wright, Judi Wright Lashnits, 2001
8
Stone Age Present: How Evolution Has Shaped Modern Life -- ...
The juvenile traits of wolves that persisted in adult dogs extend to behavior as well: Adult dogs are less defensive than wolves and will engage in puppylike " soliciting" behavior such as seeking affection or begging for food — behaviors that ...
‎1995
9
Vertebrate Biology
Over time, dogs have become progressively less wolflike, evolving smaller teeth, a more delicate body, and puppylike juvenile characteristics—traits more appealing to human beings. On the basis of extensive DNA analyses from New World ...
Donald W. Linzey, 2012
10
Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Adaptation ...
All of these characteristics (soft coat, curled tail, skinfolds, floppy ears, and short legs) give the domestic dog a puppylike appearance when compared with the wild visage of the wolf. Among the most neotenous of the modern breeds are ...
Steven R. Lindsay, 2013

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUPPYLIKE»

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Theater review: 'Dames at Sea' from Winter Park Playhouse
She also has a lovely singing voice, as does Brian Wettstein, who gives love interest Dick an appealing, puppylike sense of playfulness. Playhouse founders ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Heaven Sent: Therapy Dog Group Was in Charleston for Annual …
Porsha, a Saint Bernard, washes away tears with slobbery kisses and George, a shaggy labradoodle, brings a puppylike and enthusiastic goofiness to his work. «American Kennel Club, Jun 15»
3
5/14 Pet Connection: Abner
Abner gets along with polite dogs his size or larger–pushy dogs scare him. He is still puppylike, sometimes mouths hands, always wriggling. He is crate trained, ... «WXXA, May 15»
4
Up close with Berkeley's wildlife at Tilden Regional Park
It took leaping bounds; it dug with its paws; it waved its tail side to side as it stuck its snout down a hole — part puppylike, much bigger part: predator. The coyote ... «Bay Nature, Mar 12»
5
Looking for a Date as China Looks On
Her puppylike entreaties tugged at my heartstrings, though, so I moved to her side, earning a relieved smile in return. That's when she stonily rejected me, to the ... «New York Times, Aug 11»

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