1. Young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
   "The mother wolf carefully tended to her pups in the den";
   - whelp
    
2. An inexperienced young person
   "The new intern was such a pup, eager to learn but clueless about office politics";
   - puppy

1. Give birth to (a puppy)
   "The dog pupped a litter of six";
   - whelp

Derived forms: pupped, pupping, pups

Type of: bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have, spring chicken, young mammal, younker [archaic], youth

Encyclopedia: Pup