doggy

¹ American  

[daw-gee, dog-ee] / ˈdɔ gi, ˈdɒg i /

Or doggie

noun

doggies plural

1. a little dog or a puppy.

2. a pet term for any dog.

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doggy ² American  

[daw-gee, dog-ee] / ˈdɔ gi, ˈdɒg i /

Or doggie

adjective

doggier, doggiest

1. of or relating to a dog.

   a doggy smell.

2. fond of dogs.

   tweedy, doggy people.

3. pretentious; ostentatious.

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doggy British  

/ ˈdɒɡɪ /

noun

1. a children's word for a dog

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adjective

1. of, like, or relating to a dog

2. fond of dogs

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• doggies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of doggy¹

First recorded in 1815–25; dog + -y ²

Origin of doggy²

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at dog, -y ¹

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