Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. A childish or youthful infatuation with another person.
WordNet
n. temporary love of an adolescent [syn: calf love, crush, infatuation]
Wikipedia
Puppy love (also known as a crush, calf love or kitten love) is an informal term for feelings of love, romance, or infatuation, often felt by young people during their childhood and adolescence. It is named for its resemblance to the adoring, worshipful affection that may be felt by a puppy. It may also be able to describe short/long-term love interest.
The term can be used in a derogatory fashion, describing emotions which are shallow and transient in comparison to other forms of love such as romantic love. Sigmund Freud, however, was far from underestimating the power of early love; recognizing the validity of "the proverbial durability of first loves: on reviendra toujours à ses premières amours."
"Puppy Love" is a popular song written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello, whom he was dating at the time. Anka's version reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #33 on the UK Singles Chart.
Puppy love is feelings of love resembling the adoring, worshipful affection that may be felt by a puppy.
Puppy love may also refer to:
"Puppy Love" is the third single by rapper Lil' Bow Wow's debut album Beware of Dog (2000). The song was written by Brian-Michael Cox Brian Casey, Brandon Casey and Jermaine Dupri and features R&B group Jagged Edge and samples the beat of LL Cool J's song "Kanday" from his album Bigger and Deffer. The music video premiered on June 19, 2001.
Puppy Love is a British comedy television series broadcast on BBC Four. The first episode was shown on 13 November 2014. It is written by Joanna Scanlan and Vicki Pepperdine, co-creators of Getting On. Puppy Love follows two women at dog training classes on the Wirral.
Puppy Love is a 2013 coming-of-age film directed by Delphine Lehericey, written by Lehericey and Martin Coiffier, and starring Solene Rigot, Audrey Bastien, and Vincent Pérez. It is an international co-production of Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. Rigot plays a 14-year-old girl who, after she meets her new neighbor, played by Bastien, explores her sexuality. The film premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and was released 7 May 2014 in Belgium. It won a Magritte Award for Best Original Score.
Usage examples of "puppy love".
For a moment the man and the boy looked into each other's eyes, and something twisted almost painfully deep in Jordan's soul, a sweet pang, gratitude, puppy love, compassion, hero-worship, it was all of those and something else for which he would never have words.
If you've ever had the worst case of puppy love going around, you know how I felt.
She'd met Freddie and noted that the pretty, pixielike teenager was deep in puppy love with Nick.
She had nursed too many cases of what is erroneously called puppy love to underestimate the severity of the disease.
He seemed remarkably unselfconscious of the way he looked, but Mike guessed that if Ben heard Beverly coming, he would be inside that baggy sweatshirt again before you could say puppy love.