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piggy

American  
[pig-ee] / ˈpɪg i /
Or piggie

noun

plural

piggies

  1. a small or young pig.

adjective

piggier, piggiest

  1. Informal. piggish.

  2. (of a sow) in an advanced state of pregnancy.

piggy British  
/ ˈpɪɡɪ /

noun

  1. a child's word for a pig, esp a piglet

    1. a children's game in which one player attempts to retrieve a ball thrown over him or her by at least two other players

    2. a situation in which a person or group is caught up in a disagreement between other people or groups

  3. a child's word for toe or, sometimes, finger

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adjective

  1. another word for piggish

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Other Word Forms

  • pigginess noun

Etymology

Origin of piggy

1790–1800; piggy ( def. 1 ) pig 1 + -y 2; piggy ( defs. 2, 3 ) pig 1 + -y 1

Example Sentences

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They include a teenage boy with a piggy bank full of videogame winnings, a young woman in need of a heart transplant, a cash-poor film producer and a mute priest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The county piggy bank is not being raided, although public bonds still represent a subsidy and the assumption of some public risk.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

But Mara obviously internalized what he said: When we got home, she opened her piggy bank, which held her income from recent babysitting jobs, to see if she could scrape together the 50 bucks.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2024

Heirs have been accused of using company coffers like their personal piggy banks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024

In case we see a certain subway musician, I pull a dollar from the bottom of my piggy bank.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

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