Lapdog and Stray

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Lapdog noun - A dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap.

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Stray and lapdog are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stray" instead a noun "Lapdog".

Stray noun - An animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal).

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Lapdog and stray are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lapdog" instead a noun "Stray".

Nearby Words: strayed, straying

The video for the song "Say You Don't Want It" by For One Night Only uses the relationship between a stray and a rich woman's pampered lapdog to symbolise the relationship between the streetwise, cocky lead singer and his sheltered, better-off girlfriend (played by Emma Watson).

Source: Animal Metaphor

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Stray and Lapdog. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lapdog/stray

Lapdog & Stray. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lapdog/stray>.

Stray or Lapdog. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lapdog/stray.

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