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