doggie
part of speech
noun (a doggie, doggies); also spelled doggy
meaning for a pupil
1) A child's word for a dog, especially a small or cute one. tree →
2) doggy bag: a bag for taking home food you did not finish at a restaurant. tree →
3) doggy paddle (or doggie paddle): a simple way of swimming, paddling with your hands like a dog. tree →
sense 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 →
- The toddler pointed and said, «Doggie!» tree →
- We asked for a doggy bag for the leftover pizza. tree →
- I can only swim doggy paddle so far. tree →
- The doggie wagged its tail at us. tree →
- My baby cousin hugged her toy doggie. tree →
- Don't pat a doggie without asking the owner first. tree →
- Good little dog--nice little doggie, then! tree →
note
Childish or cute word; for older pupils just «dog». Spelled doggie or doggy; plural doggies. Safety: always ask before touching someone's dog.
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «doggie» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.