English Explanatory Dictionary

parrot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
  2. A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.
  3. A puffin.
  4. channel coal.
  5. A transponder.
verb
  1. To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Pronunciation

părʹət /ˈpæɹət/ /ˈpɛɹət/ En-us-parrot.ogg

Word forms

parrot parrots parroting parroted parrotted

Etymology

First attested in 1525. From Middle French perrot, either a diminutive of Pierre or a shortened form of perroquet (whence also parakeet). Compare French pierrot and Occitan parrat. A number of origins have been suggested for perroquet, such as Spanish periquito and Italian parrocchetto. The relationship between these various words is disputed. Replaced earlier popinjay.

Synonyms

parrot psittacine popinjay copycat mimic sea-parrot tomnoddy ape

Related words

Polly popinjay Dead Parrot who's a pretty boy then

Derived words

amazon parrot antbed parrot antbed parrot moth black-headed parrot blood parrot blood parrotfish Brehm's ground parrot Brehm's tiger parrot broad-billed parrot burrowing parrot cockatoo parrot eclectus parrot elegant parrot fig parrot golden-shouldered parrot grass parrot green leek parrot grey parrot hanging parrot hawk-headed parrot hooded parrot king parrot misparrot monk parrot mountain parrot night parrot orange-bellied parrot orange-winged parrot owl parrot paradise parrot parrot and monkey time parrot-billed sparrow parrotbill parrot bush parrot coal parrot crossbill parrot cry parrot disease parrotese parrot feather parrotfeather parrot fever parrotfinch parrotfish parrot flower parrot green Parrothead parrothood parrothouse parrotless parrotlet parrotlike parrot-like parrot lily parrotling parrot pitcher plant parrot's beak orchid parrot's bill parrot snake parrot toadstool
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