puppy love

English

Noun

puppy love (uncountable)

1. (informal, derogatory) A childish or youthful infatuation with another person.

   Synonym: calf love

   They're only teenagers; it's hard to take their puppy love seriously.

   • 1984 December 15, Cindy Rivas, “With a Little Help...”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 22, page 12:

     How does a little girl in the second grade who was raised upper-middle class begin to explain that she's fallen into undeniable puppy love with her second grade teacher, Mrs. Dawson?

Derived terms

• puppy-lovey

Translations

youthful infatuation with another person

• Afrikaans: kalwerliefde
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 早戀 / 早恋 (zh) (zǎoliàn)

• Dutch: kalverliefde (nl) f
• Esperanto: ameto
• Finnish: nuori lempi
• French: amourette (fr) f
• Hungarian: diákszerelem (hu), kamaszszerelem, bakfisszerelem, gyerekkori/​kamaszkori/​serdülőkori/​ifjúkori/​ifjonti szerelem
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 幼い恋 (おさないこい, osanai koi)
• Malay: cinta monyet (ms)
• Scottish Gaelic: gaol na h-òige m

See also

• crush