Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

pigtail

[pig-tayl] / ˈpɪgˌteɪl /
NOUN
braid
Synonyms






Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Mitchell sat in the centre, wearing a pink floral silk shirt, with her hair in pigtail braids under a purple beret, and carrying a cane adorned with a small bear's head.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2023

Although the servers’ pigtail stories are far from scientific, experts aren’t surprised.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022

Same size, different headers, but there’s a pigtail of breakout cables that do most of the same things.

From The Verge ● Jul. 29, 2021

His characters, who included herbalists and nightclub dancers, ate foods that were unknown to most Americans such as "medicine pigtail soup," "smoked duck feet steamed with pork" or "bitter melon."

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2016

Taking the pigtail in one of his paw's, he pressed it warmly to his wet moustache.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

But there is a way to shape public opinion on this issue: Warren and her allies in Congress could simply point Americans toward an iconic redhead with pigtails.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

But "when I'm with Hyodol, I never get hurt", she said, holding the cuddly doll with pigtails and a pink gingham dress, provided by her local municipality.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

As the camera zoomed in, Anastacia strutted down the staircase, her hair in pigtails under a candy striped bucket hat, her midriff exposed by a crop top, in accordance with 1990s pop regulations.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

Class photos shared from over the years showed Shaylee in second grade, wearing pigtails, and years later, with highlights in her hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

Cassiopeia was too dizzy to swing her pigtails, so the birds finished by doing a few of the dance steps they had learned from Dr. Westminster.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood


Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training