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pickaback

pickaback

8.1
On someone's back when another person carries them
  • adverb
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  • He carried his little brother pickaback all the way home.

Examples

  • She gave her friend a pickaback ride through the festival crowd.

  • The child loves to ride pickaback when she gets tired during walks.

  • She carried her little brother pickaback.

  • Can you give me a ride pickaback?

  • He carried his little brother pickaback all the way home.

  • She gave her friend a pickaback ride through the festival crowd.

  • The child loves to ride pickaback when she gets tired during walks.

Synonyms

piggyback
vspickaback
3.7

While someone carries you on their back or shoulders

is the same meaning but appears as an alternative form

Compounds

pickaback plant
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant that makes tiny new plants at the base of its leaves

Surface Forms

pickaback positive

Morphology

pickaback = pick + back (transparent) = pick + back

The meaning 'carried on the back/shoulders' is directly derived from the components 'pick' + 'back' (with a fossilized linking 'a'), so learners familiar with those words can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Pickaback is like piggyback and comes from the simple idea pick- + back, literally 'pick a back' meaning 'to pick someone up and put them on your back'. That's why pickaback means to carry someone on your back or shoulders.