"lap dog" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlæpdɒɡ/ Audio: En-au-lap dog.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lapdog.wav Forms: lap dogs [plural]
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  1. A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner. Categories (lifeform): Dogs Synonyms: lap-dog, lapdog Derived forms: lapdoggery, lap-doggy Translations (small dog suited to resting in its master's lap): gos falder [masculine] (Catalan), 寵物狗 (Chinese Mandarin), 宠物狗 (chǒngwù gǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 小狗 (xiǎogǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), schoothond [masculine] (Dutch), schoothondje [neuter] (Dutch), dorlothundo (Esperanto), sylikoira (Finnish), chien-chien [masculine] (French), bichon [masculine] (French), chien de salon [masculine] (French), chien de manchon [masculine] (French), Schoßhund [masculine] (German), Schoßhündin [feminine] (German), Schoßhündchen [neuter] (German), σκυλάκι (skyláki) [neuter] (Greek), छोटा कुत्ता (choṭā kuttā) [masculine] (Hindi), öleb (Hungarian), kjöltuhundur [masculine] (Icelandic), measán [masculine] (Irish), ラップ・ドッグ (rappu doggu) (Japanese), klēpja sunītis [masculine] (Latvian), anjing riba (Malay), skjødehund [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), skjødehund [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pies pokojowy [masculine] (Polish), kanapowiec [masculine] (Polish), cão de colo [masculine] (Portuguese), ко́мнатная соба́чка (kómnatnaja sobáčka) [feminine] (Russian), measan [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), perro faldero [masculine] (Spanish), perrito faldero [masculine] (Spanish), knähund [common-gender] (Swedish), ci anwes [masculine] (Welsh), ci arffed [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (figurative) A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): People Synonyms: ass-kisser, bootlicker, sycophant, toady
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
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      "word": "bichon"
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
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      "word": "chien de salon"
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
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      "word": "Schoßhündin"
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Schoßhündchen"
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Hindi",
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "छोटा कुत्ता"
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "word": "öleb"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kjöltuhundur"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "measán"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rappu doggu",
      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "word": "ラップ・ドッグ"
    },
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "klēpja sunītis"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "word": "anjing riba"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "skjødehund"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "skjødehund"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pies pokojowy"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "kanapowiec"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "cão de colo"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "kómnatnaja sobáčka",
      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "ко́мнатная соба́чка"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "measan"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "perro faldero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "perrito faldero"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "knähund"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ci anwes"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small dog suited to resting in its master's lap",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ci arffed"
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