pick-a-back

A father carries his child pick-a-back through the park.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • On the back or shoulders: "pick-a-back" means to be carried or transported on someone's back or shoulders, typically referring to a person or a load.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • The father carried his child pick-a-back through the crowded market. (The child was carried on the father's back.)
  • She gave her little brother a ride pick-a-back across the park. (She transported her brother on her back.)

Advanced Usage

• "to carry pick-a-back": to transport someone or something on one's back or shoulders.
  • The hiker carried his exhausted friend pick-a-back down the mountain. (He bore his friend on his back.)

Variants and Related Words

• Pickaback (adverb, noun): an alternative spelling of "pick-a-back," meaning the same action.
  • The toddler was carried pickaback by his mother. (The child was on his mother's back.)
• Piggyback (adverb, noun, verb): a more common variant meaning to carry someone on one's back or shoulders, often used in modern English.
  • He gave his daughter a piggyback ride. (He carried her on his back.)

Synonyms

• On one's back: carried on the back.
• Shoulder-ride: carried on the shoulders.

Related Idioms

• Piggyback ride: a common phrase for carrying someone on one's back or shoulders.
  • The kids love getting a piggyback ride from their uncle. (They enjoy being carried on his back.)