lap dog (English, noun)
expansion: lap dog (plural lap dogs)
Senses:
glosses: A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.
glosses: A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: lap dogs
tags: plural
form: lap-dog
tags: alternative
form: lapdog
tags: alternative