piggy

UK: /ˈpɪgi/ US: /ˈpɪgi/ ,(pig′ē)

Inflections of 'piggy' (adj):

piggier

adj comparative

piggiest

adj superlative

Inflections of 'piggy' (n): npl: piggies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

pig•gy or pig•gie /ˈpɪgi/   n., pl. -gies, adj., -gi•er, -gi•est. 
n. [countable]

1. Mammals a small or young pig.

adj. 

2. Informal Terms piggish.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pig•gy  (pig′ē), n., pl. -gies, adj., -gi•er, -gi•est. 
n. 

1. Mammals a small or young pig.

adj. 

2. Informal Terms piggish.
3. Animal Husbandry (of a sow) in an advanced state of pregnancy.

Also, piggie. 

• 1790–1800; (def. 1) pig¹ + -y²; (defs. 2 and 3) pig¹ + -y¹

pig′gi•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

piggy / ˈpɪɡɪ/ noun ( -gies)

1. a child's word for a pig, esp a piglet
2. piggy in the middle ⇒ a children's game in which one player attempts to retrieve a ball thrown over him or her by at least two other players
3. a situation in which a person or group is caught up in a disagreement between other people or groups

adjective ( -gier, -giest)

1. another word for piggish