piggy

Or pig·gie

[pig-ee]

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

/ ˈpɪɡɪ /

noun

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

2. 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

adjective

1. another word for piggish

Other Word Forms

• pigginess noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of piggy¹

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

Example Sentences

Higher prices for county-officiated civil wedding ceremonies and witness services may also force couples to break open their piggy banks.

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Indeed, research has shown that many parents in the U.S. are unlikely to teach their children, particularly their daughters, about managing money beyond packing a piggy bank.

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That isn’t enough to sway the gladiatorial majority, which is mostly made up of men grinning at the fattening piggy bank suspended above them.

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"I am not and will never allow myself to be a piggy bank for anyone to shake," he told reporters.

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With his crypto wealth growing by billions in recent months, Trump could take over Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles and turn it into a personal piggy bank.

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Related Words

• avid 
• insatiable 
• prodigious 
• rapacious 
• ravenous