piggyback
noun [C] /ˈpɪɡ.i.bæk/ (also piggyback ride)Definition
› a ride on someone's back with your arms round their neck and your legs round their waist: I gave her a piggyback ride.Children's games
(Definition of piggyback noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- life noun
- marble noun (GLASS BALL)
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- piggyback adverb
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