puppy love

noun

1. temporary infatuation of a boy or girl for another person.

puppy love

noun

1. See calf love
   another term for calf love

Idioms and Phrases

Also, calf love . Adolescent love or infatuation, especially one that is not expected to last, as in Beth is besotted with him, but we think it's just puppy love , or He's got a bad case of calf love . [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

He writes of puppy love with a girl when he was kinda sure he was attracted to boys, and how the experience wasn’t a waste.

From Washington Blade

They waited on Banjo for a while — obsessing over online videos of others finding their pandemic puppy love.

From Washington Post

They sang about puppy love and heartbreak through the eyes of an innocent.

From The Daily Beast

This passage works best if, while you're reading it, you listen to Donny Osmond sing "Puppy Love."

From The Daily Beast

They're all alike; they can't understand having a straight friendship for a girl without it's being a puppy-love.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm a man grown beyond the puppy-love stage, my dear—and the McKayes are not an impulsive race.

From Project Gutenberg

Now, I suppose you're in love—puppy love—with that little thing.

From Project Gutenberg

He and Helen had a puppy-love affair—they were engaged before Lane went to war.

From Project Gutenberg