"puppyhood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puppyhoods [plural]
Etymology: From puppy + -hood. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|puppy|hood}} puppy + -hood Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} puppyhood (countable and uncountable, plural puppyhoods)
  1. The state of being a puppy (young dog). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puppyhood-en-noun-CO0uc-nh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hood Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -hood: 84 16
  2. (by extension) Youth and adolescence, especially that of a conceited and impertinent young man. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puppyhood-en-noun-ii5eY0H-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: puppihood

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Alternative forms

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