PIGGYBACK


Meaning of PIGGYBACK in English

/ ˈpɪgibæk; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

a ride on sb's back, while he or she is walking :

Give me a piggyback, Daddy!

a piggyback ride

►  pig·gy·back adverb :

to ride piggyback

■ verb

PHRASAL VERBS

- piggyback on sb/sth

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (as an adverb): the word's origins are uncertain.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.