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doggy

doggy

31 4.6
A childish word for a pet animal that people walk and play with
  • noun
  • /ˈdɔɡi/
  • Baby Talk
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  • Who's a good doggy?
  • a little doggy
  • a good doggy
  • a big doggy

He's he's here as my little doggy buddy, holding my paw through this.

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Examples

  • How much is that doggy in the window?

  • Well, isn't he a good doggy?

  • See how warm his little doggy body is?

  • Somebody might just want to surprise you with a little doggy on your birthday.

  • I have a little doggy, and it would break my heart if anything happened to him.

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  • Aha, look how cute you look with your little doggy seat belt on.

  • Now you'll be my little doggy.

  • Nola, Nola, look at the doggy in the bed.

  • What a good doggy.

  • How much is that doggy in the window?

Synonyms

doggie
vsdoggy
  • Baby Talk
88 3.7

A child's friendly word for a dog

is the same meaning but differs in spelling or form used by speakers
pooch
vsdoggy
  • Informal
49 7.7

A small friendly dog kept as a pet

is more childish and used by children or in playful speech
barker
vsdoggy
  • Informal
5 7.7

A dog that keeps making loud noises

is a childish general name, not a label about loud barking
poochie
vsdoggy
  • Informal
3 8.2

A small pet dog that people call a cute name

is a general childish word, not specifically an affectionate diminutive
yapper
vsdoggy
  • Informal
1 6.9

A small dog that barks a lot and loudly

is a childish general name, not focused on barking behaviour
bow-wow
vsdoggy
  • Baby Talk
9.3

A word children use for a dog

is a general childish name rather than a sound‑imitating term
doggo
vsdoggy
  • Slang
9.0

A dog often shown in funny pictures or posts online

is a spoken childish word rather than online or meme language
wee dog
vsdoggy
  • UK
9.0

A very small dog often said in Scottish or Irish English

is a childish general term, not a regional or size specific name

Compounds

5 2.5

A bag a restaurant gives you to take leftover food home

doggy do
  • NSFW
8.8

Poop left by a dog on the ground that people must pick up

How Doglike

doggish
7.4
doglike
1 3.7
doggy
  • Baby Talk
31 4.6
canine
1 3.5

Surface Forms

doggy singular
doggies plural

Morphology

doggy = dog (transparent) = dog + y

The suffix '-y' forms a familiar or childish variant of 'dog', so the meaning remains directly identifiable as a dog.

Etymology

Doggy is just dog with the friendly ending -y, a common English way to make a word sound 'small' or 'cute', like in kitty. So doggy is an informal, childlike way to say 'dog'.