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# piggy

noun (piggy, piggies); adjective (piggy — like a pig)

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

## Everyday

1. A piggy is a little pig (a child's word). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#m1)
2. A piggy bank is a box, often shaped like a pig, for saving coins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#m2)
3. Piggy (adjective) means like a pig: piggy eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#m3)
4. A piggyback is a ride on someone's back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths: mostly «piggy bank»: money saved, put in or taken out; saving each week gives a rate. In everyday life: saving pocket money, piggyback rides. In stories and rhymes: «This little piggy went to market» is a toe-counting rhyme.

### Examples

- She has 20 dollars in her piggy bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#x1)
- He puts 2 dollars in his piggy bank each week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#x2)
- She took 5 dollars out of the piggy bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#x3)
- How much is in the piggy bank now? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#x4)
- Dad gave me a piggyback ride to bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#x5)
- «This little piggy went to market» is a game with toes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#x6)
- My piggy bank is full of coins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#x7)
- The baby giggled at the little piggy in the picture book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#x8)
- As she was coming home, she came to a stile: but the piggy wouldn't go over the stile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/#x9)

### Note

Putting money in = add; taking out = subtract; «each week» gives a rate. Trap: the piggy bank is the container; count the money. Plural: piggies. Saving a little often adds up: 2 dollars a week for 10 weeks is 20 dollars.

## On Mova

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