moggy C2+ Topic:House & Home US /ˈmɑɡi/ UK /ˈmɒɡi/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like muggy /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/ Meanings 1 noun a cat, especially a non-pedigree or ordinary house cat Their old moggy spends all afternoon dozing on the windowsill. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a cat, especially a... catmogpussfelinetabby Word family Related forms mogmoggie Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin; a British colloquial term for a non-pedigree cat, perhaps a pet form of the name Margaret, or a variant of dialectal mawkin ('untidy woman, scarecrow'). Topics House & Home Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # moggy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɑɡi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɒɡi/ ## Meanings 1. a cat, especially a non-pedigree or ordinary house cat ## Examples - Their old moggy spends all afternoon dozing on the windowsill. ## Synonyms - cat - mog - puss - feline - tabby ## Related Forms - mog - moggie ## Etymology Of uncertain origin; a British colloquial term for a non-pedigree cat, perhaps a pet form of the name Margaret, or a variant of dialectal mawkin ('untidy woman, scarecrow'). ## AI Etymology Moggy is of uncertain origin; a British colloquial term for a non-pedigree cat, perhaps a pet form of the name Margaret, or a variant of dialectal mawkin ('untidy woman, scarecrow'). As a noun, moggy means a cat, especially a non-pedigree or ordinary house cat. The same family is visible in related forms such as mog and moggie. The uncertainty belongs to the older derivation, so the explanation should preserve alternatives rather than choosing one unsupported origin. ## Topics - House & Home - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown