Usually means: Infatuation typically felt by teenagers.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word puppy love:

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  1. puppy love: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. puppy love: Merriam-Webster
  3. puppy love: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. puppy love: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. puppy love: Collins English Dictionary
  6. puppy love: Vocabulary.com
  7. puppy-love: Wordnik
  8. puppy love: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. puppy love: Wiktionary
  10. puppy love: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. puppy love: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. puppy love: Dictionary.com
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  14. puppy love: Rhymezone
  15. puppy love: FreeDictionary.org
  16. puppy love: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. puppy love: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. puppy love: Encyclopedia

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  1. puppy love: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (puppy love)

▸ noun:  (informal, derogatory) A childish or youthful infatuation with another person.

Similar:
infatuation, calf love, crush, puppyism, lurve, love-in, puppy dog eyes, love, lovey-doveyness, lovey, more...

Types:
first love, unrequited love, more...

Phrases:
expressions of puppy love, more...

Adjectives:
puppyish, dog, doggy, kindle, cat, fluffy, void, bow-wow, catty, dog-eat-dog, kawaii

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Similar:
infatuation, calf love, crush, puppyism, lurve, love-in, puppy dog eyes, love, lovey-doveyness, lovey, more...

Types:
first love, unrequited love, more...

Phrases:
expressions of puppy love, more...

Adjectives:
puppyish, dog, doggy, kindle, cat, fluffy, void, bow-wow, catty, dog-eat-dog, kawaii



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