Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pig-a-back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: pig-a-back
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of piggyback (“a ride on somebody's back or shoulders”).

Archaic

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

pig-a-backs (plural)

Synonyms

piggyback pickaback

Questions

What does pig-a-back mean?: Archaic form of piggyback (“a ride on somebody's back or shoulders”).

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