Pup (Wookiee)

Pup was a term used to describe a baby or infant Wookiee from Kashyyyk. Wookiee couples traditionally bore two to three pups.

Behind the scenes
In the English language, the word "pup" refers most specifically to a young dog. Chewbacca, the original Wookiee in the Star Wars original trilogy, was based on Indiana, an Alaskan malamute dog owned by George Lucas in the 1970s.