Words about words

You pout when you put your lips out, sometimes because you are being sullen, and sometimes because you are posing.
Someone who is pouting a bit too much when they are posing is said to have a duck face.

Something is precious if it has a very high value, either a monetary value or some other kind of value. For example, a child is precious to its parents.

Premature means happening too early. It can describe something that starts, ends, or is done before the right time.

People use this to describe babies born before their due date, or for actions done too soon, like making a premature decision.

Pretty is having a pleasing look or sound. It can also mean attractive or nice to see, such as a pretty flower or pretty music.

It can also mean "quite" in everyday speech, like "pretty good" or "pretty fast."

The woman in the picture is wearing a pretty dress.

Something is private if it is only for the use of one person, or a specific group of people, and isn't to be shared with anyone else. For example, a private bathroom or a private club.

The opposite of private is public.

You prop something up when you support it, or stop it from falling over. The wall in the picture is being propped up by a piece of wood.

You feel proud when you have a good feeling about something that you have done, or something that someone else has done. A parent may be proud of their child who has just graduated university. A child may be proud of making a very good painting.
The boy in the picture is proud of his newborn baby brother.

You punch something when you hit it with your fist.
People punch each other when they fight or they punch inanimate objects like walls when they are frustrated.

Purebred means an animal or plant with parents of the same type, so its traits are true to its breed.

People use the term when breeding or showing animals, like dogs, cats, and horses. It is often found in pet stores, animal clubs, and pedigree papers. Some people want purebred animals for predictable features.

When you push something it goes away from you. When you pull something it comes towards you.
The child in the picture is pushing a pram.