Definition of Doggy

1. Noun. Informal terms for dogs.

Exact synonyms: Barker, Bow-wow, Doggie, Pooch
Generic synonyms: Canis Familiaris, Dog, Domestic Dog
Derivative terms: Bark

Definition of Doggy

1. Noun. (childish or endearing) A dog, especially a small one. ¹

2. Noun. doggy style ¹

3. Adjective. Suggesting of, or in the manner of a dog. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Doggy

1. resembling or suggestive of a dog [adj -GIER, -GIEST] / a small dog [n -GIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doggy

doggish
doggishly
doggishness
doggishnesses
doggo
doggone
doggoned
doggoneder
doggonedest
doggoner
doggones
doggonest
doggoning
doggrel
doggrels
doggy (current term)
doggy-paddle
doggy bag
doggy bags
doggy do
doggy paddle
doggy woggies
doggy woggy
doghanged
doghead
dogheads
doghole
dogholes
doghood

Literary usage of Doggy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Home Book of Verse for Young Folks by Burton Egbert Stevenson, Stevson (1915)
""I HAD A LITTLE doggy" I had a little doggy that used to sit and beg; But doggy tumbled down the stairs and broke his little leg. Oh! doggy, I will nurse ..."

2. The Home Book of Verse, American and English, 1580-1912 by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1912)
"doggy, I will nurse you, and try to make you well, And you shall have a ... doggy, don't you think that you should very faithful be, For having such a ..."

3. Babyhood: Devoted Exclusively to the Care of Infants and Young Children (1885)
"Then "doggy" it shall be. *** When I see my papa another time with the lovely book of pictures in his hands I am anxious to show him "doggy," and I run my ..."

4. All Around the Wrekin by Walter White (1860)
"... Speak—Unfair Play —Butty and doggy-—" That's where 'tis"—Religious Beer-sellers— " What's to come o' we ?"—Tommy-shops—Systematic Swindling— Obeying the ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Doggy on Dictionary.com!Search for Doggy on Thesaurus.com!Search for Doggy on Google!Search for Doggy on Wikipedia!

Search