English Explanatory Dictionary

robin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
  2. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
  3. An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
  4. A trimming in front of a dress.
noun
  1. A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.
name
  1. A unisex given name.
  2. A male given name from the Romance languages or the Germanic languages.
  3. A female given name from the Germanic languages, also associated with the bird robin.
  4. A surname originating as a patronymic.
noun
  1. Someone connected with any number of sports teams known as the Robins, as a fan, player, coach, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɒ.bɪn/ /ˈɹɑ.bɪn/ en-us-robin.ogg /ˈɹɒbɪn/ /ˈɹɑbɪn/

Word forms

robin robins Robyn

Etymology

Short for robin redbreast. Also from Middle English robynet, robynett (“robin (bird)”), from the Middle English name Robynett, a diminutive of the Middle English name Robyn (“Robin”). ] ]

Synonyms

ruddock redbreast robin redbreast

Related words

robinin round-robin

Derived words

American robin Australasian robin cock-robin cock-robin shop eastern yellow robin flyrobin forest robin golden bush robin golden robin Japanese robin magpie-robin mangrove robin Natal robin North American robin Peking robin Pekin robin ragged robin robin-breast robin-chat robin dipper robin egg blue Robin Hill robinlike robin redbreast robin-run-in-the-grass robin-run-in-the-hedge robin-run-the-hedge robin snipe robin snow rose robin round robin round-robin story rufous bush robin rufous scrub robin rufous-tailed scrub robin scrub robin sea robin swamp robin wake robin wake-robin wakerobin white-throated robin antirobin Pierre Robin sequence Robbens Robin boundary condition Robin Hood Robinocracy Robinson Robison

Translations

Albanian: gushëkuq Cherokee: ᏥᏍᏉᏉ Chinese Mandarin: 知更鳥 /知更鸟 French: grive Māori: pītoitoi Portuguese: tordo Bulgarian: Ро́бин Chinese Mandarin: 罗宾 Dutch: Robin French: Robin German: Robin Hindi: रोबिन Hindi: रॉबिन Japanese: ロビン Korean: 로빈 Marathi: रॉबिन Russian: Ро́бин
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