puppy love

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puppy love

noun

  1. derogatory, informal, uncountable A childish or youthful infatuation with another person. They're only teenagers; it's hard to take their puppy love seriously.

    Similar: calf love

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noun youthful infatuation with another person

中文早戀 /早恋 zǎoliàn
Françaisamourette

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@misc{puppy_love_2026,
  title = {puppy love},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puppy%20love},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}