piggy

or pig·gie

[ pig-ee ]
/ ˈpɪg i /
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noun, plural pig·gies.

a small or young pig.

adjective, pig·gi·er, pig·gi·est.

Informal. piggish.
(of a sow) in an advanced state of pregnancy.

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Origin of piggy

1790–1800; (def 1) pig1 + -y2; (defs 2, 3) pig1 + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM piggy

pig·gi·ness, noun

Words nearby piggy

piggery, piggin, pigging string, piggish, piggott, piggy, piggy bank, piggyback, piggyback car, piggyback plant, pigheaded
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Words related to piggy

rapacious, ravenous, insatiable, avid, prodigious, hog, swine, boar, piglet, sow, porker, shoat, razorback, warthog, covetous, empty, gluttonous, grasping, gross, omnivorous

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British Dictionary definitions for piggy

piggy
/ (ˈpɪɡɪ) /

noun plural -gies

a child's word for a pig, esp a piglet
piggy in the middle
  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
a child's word for toe or, sometimes, finger

adjective -gier or -giest

another word for piggish
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