piggy

[US]/'pɪgɪ/
[UK]/'pɪɡi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a small pig
adj. greedy
Word Forms
Pluralpiggies

Phrases & Collocations

piggy bank

Example Sentences

three pairs of little piggy eyes.

many people would dip into their piggy bank to pay their higher tax bills.

Her parents quarelled a lot, and unfortunately she was always piggy in the middle.

We anastomosed the suprahepatic inferior vena cava to the annexed vena cava in a modified piggy-back figuration.

This little piggy went to the market.

Don't be a piggy, share your toys with your friends.

piggyback on someone's success

She gave her little brother a piggyback ride around the yard.

Let's save our spare change in the piggy bank.

piggy out on junk food

The piggy behavior of some people is really annoying.

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