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# doggy

noun (a doggy, doggies; also doggie) — informal; adjective (doggy — informal)

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

## Everyday

1. (informal, child's word) A dog: Look at the doggy! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggy/#m1)
2. (adjective, informal) Like a dog or to do with dogs; smelling of dog: a doggy smell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggy/#m2)
3. «doggy bag» — a bag or box to take home the food you did not finish at a restaurant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggy/#m3)
4. «doggy paddle» — a simple way of swimming like a dog, paddling with hands under the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggy/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life small children say «doggy» for dog; families ask for a doggy bag; beginners swim doggy paddle. Phrases: «doggy bag», «doggy paddle», «doggy door».

### Examples

- Look, Mummy, a big doggy! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggy/#x1)
- Can we have a doggy bag for the leftover pizza? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggy/#x2)
- My little brother can only do doggy paddle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggy/#x3)
- The car had a doggy smell after the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggy/#x4)
- We put in a doggy door so the dog can go out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggy/#x5)
- The doggies wagged their tails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggy/#x6)

### Note

Informal, a child's or baby-talk word; in writing use «dog». Plural «doggies». Also spelled «doggie». The word has a rude adult use too, so in schoolwork keep to «doggy bag», «doggy paddle» and «dog».

## On Mova

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