parrot
Syllables: par·rotUK/ˈpæɹət/
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British/ˈpaɹət/
parrot noun: 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.
Noun
parrot (plural parrots)
- 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.
- I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store.
- Mrs. Merdle was at home, and was in her nest of crimson and gold, with the parrot on a neighbouring stem watching her with his head on one side, as if he took her for another splendid parrot of a larger species.1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, “Mrs. Merdle’s Complaint”, in Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, →OCLC, 1st book (Poverty), page 290
- Synonyms:
- psittacine, popinjay
- A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.
- What kind of a parrot are you? He just said that.
- In this distribution of functions, the scholar is the delegated intellect. In the right state, he is, Man Thinking. In the degenerate state, when the victim of society, he tends to become a mere thinker, or, still worse, the parrot of other men’s thinking.1837, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The American Scholar
- A puffin.
- Synonyms:
- sea-parrot, tomnoddy
- channel coal.
- A transponder.
Verb
parrot (third-person singular simple present parrots, present participle parroting, simple past and past participle parroted or parrotted)
- To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
- The interviewee merely parroted the views of her tabloid.
- So when political leaders parrot the tobacco company line, say cigarettes are not necessarily addictive, and oppose our efforts to keep tobacco away from our children, they continue to cater to powerful interests, but they're not standing up for parents and children.1996 June 15, Bill Clinton, Presidential Radio Address
Proper noun capitalized: Parrot
Parrot (plural Parrots)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
parrot meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
parrot in Hindi
- kind of bird
- तोता totā, तोती totī, शुक śuk, सूआ sūā, सुग्गा suggā, कीर kīr
- person who repeats what was said
- तोता totā
parrot in Tamil
- kind of bird
- கிளி kiḷi
parrot in Marathi
- kind of bird
- पोपट popaṭ, शुक śuk, राघू rāghū
- person who repeats what was said
- पोपट popaṭ
parrot in Urdu
- kind of bird
- طوطا totā, طوطی totī
More languagesFewer languages
- parrot in Bengali
- টিয়া ṭiẏa
- parrot in Telugu
- చిలుక ciluka, శుకము śukamu, చిలక cilaka, కీరము kīramu
- parrot in Malayalam
- തത്ത tatta
- parrot in Kannada
- ಗಿಳಿ giḷi
- parrot in Punjabi
- ਤੋਤਾ totā, ਸੂਆ sūā
- parrot in Gujarati
- પોપટ popaṭ
- parrot in Odia
- ଶୁଆ śuā, ଶୁଆ ଘୋଷା śuā ghoṣā
- parrot in Sanskrit
- शुक śuka, कीर kīra
- parrot in Sinhala
- ගිරා girā, ගිරවා girawā
- parrot in Assamese
- ভাটৌ bhatou
- parrot in Nepali
- सुगा sugā
- parrot in Pashto
- توتي toti
- parrot in Tagalog
- loro, pariko, piriko, pikoy
- parrot in Arabic
- بَبَّغَاء babbaḡāʔ
- parrot in Malay
- nuri
- parrot in Indonesian
- nuri
- parrot in Persian
- طوطی tuti, بپغا bepġâ
- parrot in Thai
- แก้ว gɛ̂ɛo, นกแก้ว nók gɛ̂ɛo
- parrot in Vietnamese
- vẹt, két
- parrot in Myanmar
- ကြက်တူရွေး krakturwe:
- Sindhi
- طوطو t̤ot̤o
- Kashmiri
- طوطہٕ tōtụ
Examples of parrot in a sentence
- Our parrot flew into the air duct and got stuck in the shaft.
- I'd like to introduce Mumbo the Magnificent and his dancing parrot, Tiddles. Take it away, Mumbo!
- He's like a human parrot: he resays whatever he's told - without any comprehension of its meaning.
Synonyms of parrot
Forms of parrot
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | parrots |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | parrots |
| present participle | parroting |
| past participle | parroted |
| past | parroted |
| past participle | parrotted |
| past | parrotted |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Parrots |
Origin of parrot
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.
Variant of Parrott.
Words formed from parrot
- parrot fashion
- parrotism
- parrotize
- parrotry
- poll parrot
- unparroted
- amazon parrot
- antbed parrot
- antbed parrot moth
- black-headed parrot
- blood parrot
- blood parrotfish
- Bourke's parrot
- 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
- masked shining 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
Phrases with parrot
- Parrot Cay
- sea parrot
- parrot fish
- parrot weed
- parrot cries
- parrot snake
- raven parrot
- shell parrot
- swift parrot
- parrot fishes
- parrot greens
- parrot snakes
24 more phrasesFewer phrases
- Quaker parrot
- superb parrot
- Timneh parrot
- red-fan parrot
- parrot feathers
- parrot gladiolus
- Pesquet's parrot
- sick as a parrot
- turquoise parrot
- vulturine parrot
- green-leek parrot
- parrot crossbills
- red-capped parrot
- red-rumped parrot
- red-winged parrot
- stochastic parrot
- pissed as a parrot
- antbed parrot moths
- short-tailed parrot
- strangle the parrot
- strangled the parrot
- strangles the parrot
- Major Mitchell parrot
- strangling the parrot
Words that rhyme with parrot
Questions about parrot
- What does parrot mean?
- Parrot means 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.
- What is parrot in Hindi?
- Parrot in Hindi is तोता (totā), तोती (totī), शुक (śuk). See Parrot meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is parrot?
- Parrot can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce parrot?
- Parrot is pronounced /ˈpæɹət/ (UK).
- What is the plural of parrot?
- The plural of parrot is parrots.
Words near parrot in the dictionary
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