Meaning & use
fat puppys
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“fat puppys” is a form of “fat puppy”.
Meaning
phrasepluralinformal
Young dogs that are plump or overweight, especially ones that look cute and round.
Grammar: Used as a plural noun phrase; the singular is 'fat puppy'.
Patterns
- a fat puppy
- the fat puppies
- fat puppies are ...
The litter had three fat puppies that could barely walk.
She showed me photos of fat puppies sleeping in a basket.
Those fat puppies will slim down once they start running around.
Word forms
| singular | fat puppy |
|---|---|
| plural | fat puppies |
Common combinations
- a litter of fat puppies
- The rescue centre posted a video of a litter of fat puppies.
- fat puppy eyes
- He gave me fat puppy eyes and I gave him a treat.
- cute fat puppies
- Everyone stopped to watch the cute fat puppies in the window.
Synonyms and how they differ
- chubby puppies
- 'Chubby' sounds gentler and more affectionate than 'fat', which can be blunt or even rude when talking about people.
- plump puppies
- 'Plump' is a softer, slightly more formal word for being a little overweight.
Opposites
Word family
- puppy noun
- A young dog.
- puppyish adjective
- Behaving like a playful young dog.
Commonly confused: fat puppys or puppies?
fat puppys vs puppies
The correct plural spelling. 'Puppys' is a common spelling mistake; remember the y → i + es rule.
Practice
Which sentence uses the correct plural spelling?
Choose one answer.
'Puppies' is the correct plural of 'puppy' (y changes to i, then add -es). 'Puppys' ignores that spelling rule, 'puppy's' is a possessive, and 'puppyes' is not a word.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “fat puppys”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.