English / idiom
Puppy Love
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Intense, romantic infatuation experienced by young adolescents, typically regarded as temporary
In context
01
Their relatives dismissed the high school romance as mere puppy love, yet the couple celebrated their silver jubilee this year.
02
Do not ridicule his broken heart; what adults label puppy love feels profoundly real to a fifteen-year-old.
Synonyms
infatuation,crush,adolescent affection
Antonyms
mature love,enduring commitment,lifelong devotion
Collocations
dismiss as puppy love,just puppy love,experiencing puppy love