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Meaning of "piggy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIGGY

piggy  [ˈpɪɡɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIGGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Piggy can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PIGGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Piggy

Piggy or piggies may refer to: As a nickname: ▪ Denis D'Amour, guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod ▪ Ward Lambert, American college men's basketball coach ▪ David Powell , former England international rugby union player ▪ Edwin Simandl, owner of the Orange Tornadoes and Newark Tornadoes of the National Football League ▪ Piggy Ward, American professional baseball player As a slang term: ▪ Toes ▪ Pigs Fictional characters: ▪ Miss Piggy, a Muppets character ▪ Piggy, from the Merrie Melodies cartoons ▪ Piggy, from Power Rangers: S.P.D. ▪ Piggy, from the novel Lord of the Flies ▪ Piggy, in the novel Gone to the Dogs ▪ "Piggies", slang term for Pequeninos, a fictional alien species in the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card In music: ▪ "Piggies", a song written by George Harrison on the Beatles' White Album ▪ "Piggy", a song by Nine Inch Nails from their album The Downward Spiral...

Definition of piggy in the English dictionary

The definition of piggy in the dictionary is a child's word for a pig, esp a piglet. Other definition of piggy is a child's word for toe or, sometimes, finger.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIGGY


bagie
ˈbeɪɡɪ
biggie
ˈbɪɡɪ
ciggy
ˈsɪɡɪ
Craigie
ˈkreɪɡɪ
earwiggy
ˈɪəˌwɪɡɪ
jiggy
ˈdʒɪɡɪ
plaguey
ˈpleɪɡɪ
plaguy
ˈpleɪɡɪ
spriggy
ˈsprɪɡɪ
twiggy
ˈtwɪɡɪ
wiggy
ˈwɪɡɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIGGY

pigged
piggeries
piggery
piggier
piggies
piggiest
piggin
pigginess
pigging
piggish
piggishly
piggishness
Piggott
piggy bank
piggy in the middle
piggyback
pight
pightle
piglet
piglike

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIGGY

baggy
boggy
buggy
daggy
doggy
druggy
dune buggy
foggy
froggy
groggy
huggy
leggy
peggy
puggy
raggy
saggy
scraggy
shaggy
smoggy
soggy

Synonyms and antonyms of piggy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «piggy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIGGY

Find out the translation of piggy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of piggy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «piggy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小猪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alcancía
570 millions of speakers

English

piggy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूअर का बच्चा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أصبع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

копилка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piggy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাচ্চা শূকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

porcin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Piggy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schweinchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

子豚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

돼지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piggy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heo con
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डुक्कर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

domuzcuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

porcellino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

świnka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скарбничка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de porc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γουρουνάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

piggy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

piggy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

piggy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of piggy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGGY»

The term «piggy» is very widely used and occupies the 21.457 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGGY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «piggy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «piggy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about piggy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIGGY»

Discover the use of piggy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piggy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lord of the Flies
Before The Hunger Games there was Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature.
William Golding, 1959
2
Today I Will Fly!: An Elephant and Piggie Book
While Piggie is determined to fly Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen.
‎2007
3
What Color Is Your Piggy Bank?: Entrepreneurial Ideas for ...
Money-management for the next generation, showing kids how to turn their passion into a part-time job.
Adelia Cellini Linecker, 2004
4
This Little Piggy
Presents an illustrated version of this traditional nursery rhyme. On board pages.
‎2007
5
The Welfare State as Piggy Bank: Information, Risk, ...
This book redresses the balance. Nicholas Barr's central contention is that---contrary to popular opinion---the welfare state exists for reasons additional to poverty relief.
Nicholas Barr, 2001
6
Peaceful Piggy Meditation
Peaceful pigs demonstrate the many benefits of meditation.
‎2004
7
Piggy Bunny
Liam is a piglet who wants to be the Easter Bunny when he grows up, but no one believes he can do it until, with a lot of practice and some help from his grandparents, he shows them all.
Rachel Vail, 2012
8
My Little Piggy: A Bilingual English-Spanish Children's Book
A little pig travels to Chile, and has a good time until realizing that something very important is missing.
‎2010
9
A Piggy Bank for Pedro
1 copy
Greg Roza, 2006
10
Piggybook
When Mrs. Piggott unexpectedly leaves one day, her demanding family begins to realize just how much she did for them.
Anthony Browne, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIGGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term piggy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Piggy in the middle?
Jasper Tsang would not be drawn as to who was the "pig-like" government team member spreading rumors about the two officials who stepped ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
2
Congress taps the oil piggy bank
For four decades, the U.S. has held onto its Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a hedge against disaster or war — but now Republicans in ... «Politico, Jul 15»
3
Miss Piggy sings Rihanna's 'BBHMM'
It looks like Rihanna's got herself some competition! Seamlessly edited footage from Miss Piggy's many years in the spotlight gives the music ... «Dispatch Times, Jul 15»
4
50 Cent fans launch online 'Piggy bank' to help boost rapper's finances
The website encourages fans to “click away his bankruptcy” by playing his 2005 song Piggy Bank on Spotify as the website pays artists ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
5
UPDATE: Rihanna open to duet with Miss Piggy
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Miss Piggy's rendition of singer ... on TMZ shows Rihanna repeatedly being asked about the Miss Piggy video. «W*USA 9, Jul 15»
6
Apple's $270bn piggy bank could buy the world
So what if the US company was to crack open its corporate piggy bank and spend its cash stash? What could it buy? For starters, it could buy ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
7
Gossip dump: Taylor Swift drama, Miss Piggy Pop & 'Sharknado'
BAD GIRL PIGGY: I always suspected that Miss Piggy was the Rihanna of the Muppets world. This Vulture-produced remake of BBHMM is all ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»
8
Bye-Bye Piggy Bank? More Parents Paying Kids in Digital Currency
According to a survey of 2,000 U.K. parents commissioned by financial technology firm Intelligent Environments, more than 1/4 of parents pay their children in ... «Parenting Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Watch Miss Piggy and Topher Grace make out in new 'Muppets' video
ABC's new series, The Muppets (Sept 22, 8 p.m. ET/PT), is in crisis. Miss Piggy won't do the show! That's the main conflict in a 10-minute First ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
10
Pig better have my money! Watch Miss Piggy 'sing' Rihanna
Because Rihanna and Miss Piggy are a match made in heaven (see: their shared love of bling, fur and all-around-diva behavior) Vulture ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

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