Definition of "puppyhood" [pup•py•hood]

• The state of being a puppy (noun)
• Youth and adolescence (noun)

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• "Puppies, like children, are resilient - before you know it, he'll be back to puppyhood."
• "But you are right probably, Smokey's puppyhood has been curtailed, I hope only temporarily until she heals and feels better."
• "His puppyhood and the instinct of submission took charge of him."