piggy
Syllables: pig·gy/ˈpɪɡi/
piggy noun: a pig (the animal).
Noun
piggy (plural piggies)
- A pig (the animal).
- This little piggy went to market.
- "Where might you come from?" When she had got a satisfactory answer to this, she continued, while she repeatedly addressed herself to the young pigs: "Ah, so! you are at school at the parson's, eh! - hush, hush! little piggies then!"1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 278
- A guinea pig.
- If you're dead-set on breeding your piggies, here are some things to remember and purchase[…]2009, Elvio Romeo, The Ultimate Guinea Pig Handbook, page 56
- A toe.
- He has such cute piggies!
- A pig (greedy person).
- Can't you finish your dinner? You've been a piggy, haven't you?
- A member of the police.
- Paypig.
Adjective
piggy (comparative piggier, superlative piggiest)
- Greedy.
- Slovenly, dirty.
- He himself, who had always tried to be gentle and good (whatever “good” meant in this crazy world), had married Lina, who had developed into a silent, piggy woman, and had gotten Seth by her.1983, Stephen King, Word Processor of the Gods
- Lecherous, often in a sexist way.
- Finding quality flms of a sexual nature is difficult. Many of the films we have investigated for this program are down-right piggy. I wanted films of a sensual interest that also had some political sensibilities, especially in regards to women.1977 April 16, Charles Bedard, “Thumpata-Thump Thumpata-Thump”, in Gay Community News, page 9, quoting Larry Silverman
piggy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
piggy in Hindi
- पिगी, पिग्गी
piggy in Tamil
- பன்றிக்குட்டி
piggy in Marathi
- पिगी
piggy in Bengali
- পিগি
More languagesFewer languages
- piggy in Telugu
- పిగ్గీ, పిగ్గి
- piggy in Kannada
- ಪಿಗ್ಗಿ
- piggy in Punjabi
- ਪਿੱਗੀ, ਪਿਗੀ
- piggy in Gujarati
- પિગી
- piggy in Odia
- ପିଗି
- piggy in Nepali
- पिगी, पिग्गी
Examples of piggy in a sentence
- If you want to buy a bicycle, you need to put the money in your piggy bank.
- It was mean of you to steal that little girl's piggy bank.
- It's not possible to get your savings and keep the piggy bank intact. You can't have your cake and eat it too!
Forms of piggy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | piggies |
| alternative form | piggie |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | piggier |
| superlative | piggiest |
Origin of piggy
From pig + -y (diminutive suffix).
From pig + -y (adjectival suffix).
Words formed from piggy
Phrases with piggy
Words that rhyme with piggy
Questions about piggy
- What does piggy mean?
- Piggy means a pig (the animal).
- What is piggy in Hindi?
- Piggy in Hindi is पिगी, पिग्गी. See Piggy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is piggy?
- Piggy can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce piggy?
- Piggy is pronounced /ˈpɪɡi/.
- What is the plural of piggy?
- The plural of piggy is piggies.
Words near piggy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: piggy (page history and authors); piggy (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piggy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); piggy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piggy (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piggy (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piggy (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piggy (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piggy (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piggy (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piggy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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