PG

¹

abbreviation for

1. Trademark. parental guidance: a rating assigned to a movie by the MPA indicating that children of all ages may attend but that some material may be deemed unsuitable and that parental guidance is advised. Compare G ³( def ), NC-17, PG-13, R ³.

PG

²

or P.G. or p.g.

abbreviation for

, Informal.

1. pregnant ¹( def 1 ).

pg

³

abbreviation for

1. picogram; picograms.

Pg

⁴

or Pg.

abbreviation for

1. Portugal.
2. Portuguese ( def 3 ).

pg.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. page.

P.G.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Past Grand.
2. paying guest.
3. Postgraduate.
4. Informal. pregnant ¹( def 1 ). Also p.g.

Pg.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Portugal
2. Portuguese

PG

²

abbreviation for

1. paying guest
2. postgraduate

PG

³

symbol for

1. a film certified for viewing by anyone, but which contains scenes that may be unsuitable for children, for whom parental guidance is necessary

pg.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. page

pg

⁵

the internet domain name for

1. Papua New Guinea

Word History and Origins

Origin of PG¹

An American designation established in 1972

Word History and Origins

Origin of PG¹

C20: from abbreviation of parental guidance

Example Sentences

Typhoo Tea was founded in 1903 and is widely seen as one of the UK's main tea brands, alongside the likes of PG Tips, Tetley's and Yorkshire Tea.

From BBC

Rated: PG-13, for action, some violence, and language Running time: 2 hours, 3 minutes Playing: In wide release Friday, Nov. 15.

From Los Angeles Times

Other films to be reclassified were 1947's Black Narcissus, which went from U to PG due to "mild threat, violence, brief bloody images and discrimination", and 1995's Higher Learning, which went from 15 to 18 for "sexual violence".

From BBC

Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi has had its rating upgraded from a U to a PG because of its violence and a scene showing Han Solo frozen in carbonite.

From BBC

But it has now been reappraised, with the ratings body ruling that "the detail and overall intensity" of violence in the film mean it should be a PG, which stands for parental guidance.

From BBC