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# doggie

noun (a doggie, doggies); also spelled doggy

«doggie» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A child's word for a dog, especially a small or cute one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/#m1)
2. doggy bag: a bag for taking home food you did not finish at a restaurant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/#m2)
3. doggy paddle (or doggie paddle): a simple way of swimming, paddling with your hands like a dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in baby talk, picture books and family talk; in swimming lessons doggy paddle is the first stroke many children learn; phrases: «nice doggie», «doggy bag», «doggy paddle».

### Examples

- Look at the little doggie in the window! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/#x1)
- The toddler pointed and said, «Doggie!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/#x2)
- We asked for a doggy bag for the leftover pizza. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/#x3)
- I can only swim doggy paddle so far. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/#x4)
- The doggie wagged its tail at us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/#x5)
- My baby cousin hugged her toy doggie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/#x6)
- Don't pat a doggie without asking the owner first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/#x7)
- Good little dog--nice little doggie, then! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/#x8)

### Note

Childish or cute word; for older pupils just «dog». Spelled doggie or doggy; plural doggies. Safety: always ask before touching someone's dog.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doggie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doggie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doggie.html) on Mova free.