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robin

Syllables: rob·inUK/ˈɹɒ.bɪn//ˈɹɑ.bɪn/

robin noun: a European robin, Erithacus rubecula.

robin: a European robin, Erithacus rubecula
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Noun (1)

robin (plural robins)

  1. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
    • As they turned into Hertford Street they startled a robin from the poet's head on a barren fountain, and he fled away with a cameo note.1922, Michael Arlen, “Ep./4/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days
    Synonyms:
    ruddock
  2. An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
  3. (historical) A trimming in front of a dress.

Noun (2)

robin (uncountable)

  1. A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.

Proper noun capitalized: Robin

UK/ˈɹɒbɪn/US/ˈɹɑbɪn/

Robin (plural Robins)

  1. A male given name from the Romance languages or the Germanic languages.
    • They ſay hee is already in the Forreſt of Arden, and a many merry men with him; and there liue like the old Robin Hood of Englandc. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • This waly boy will be nae coof: /I think we'll call him Robin./ Robin was a rovin' boy, / Rantin', rovin', rantin', rovin', /Robin was a rovin' boy, / Rantin', rovin' Robin.1785, Robert Burns, Rantin', Rovin' Robin
  2. A female given name from the Germanic languages, also associated with the bird robin.
    • "We'll name her Robin," her mother said, and it was as though at her words something of that spring and the bird's song and his gay and friendly and impudent spirit entered into the child.1949, Adela Rogers St. John, Never Again, and Other Stories, Doubleday, page 25
    • In March 1953, a month after Jeb was born, the Bush family received the devastating news that Robin had leukemia. A local doctor told the Bushes that doctors had never seen a white blood cell count that high and there was nothing they could do for her.2019 March 8, Allen Kim, “What you don’t know about the Bush family dynasty”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2022
  3. (rare compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

Noun (3) capitalized: Robin

UK/ˈɹɒbɪn/US/ˈɹɑbɪn/

Robin (plural Robins)

  1. Someone connected with any number of sports teams known as the Robins, as a fan, player, coach, etc.

robin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

robin in Hindi

रॉबिन, राबिन, रोबिन

robin in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

robin in Marathi

रॉबिन, रॉबीन

robin in Urdu

رابن
More languagesFewer languages
robin in Bengali
পক্ষীবিশেষ
robin in Telugu
రాబిన్, రాబీన్
robin in Malayalam
റോബിൻ
robin in Kannada
ರಾಬಿನ್, ರೋಬಿನ್
robin in Punjabi
ਰੌਬਿਨ, ਰੋਬਿਨ, ਰਾਬਿਨ
robin in Gujarati
રોબિન, રોબીન, રૉબિન
robin in Odia
ରବିନ୍, ରାବିନ୍, ରୋବିନ୍
robin in Nepali
रोबिन, रबिन
robin in Arabic
أَبُو الحِنَّاء ʔabū l-ḥinnāʔ
robin in Vietnamese
oanh, oanh châu Âu

Examples of robin in a sentence

  • Robin Hood is always shown as bearding the Sheriff of Nottingham.
  • A robin is a prototype of a bird; a penguin is not.
  • Daffodils and robins are heralds of Spring.

All 35 example sentences with robin

Synonyms of robin

Forms of robin

Noun
pluralrobins
pluralRobins
Proper noun
pluralRobins
alternative formRobyn

Plural of robin: robins

Origin of robin

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”). ] ]

* (masculine given name): From Middle English Robin, from Old French, diminutive of Robert. * (feminine given name): From the bird, robin, or from Germanic.

Words formed from robin

Phrases with robin

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Words that rhyme with robin

Questions about robin

What does robin mean?
Robin means a European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
What is robin in Hindi?
Robin in Hindi is रॉबिन, राबिन, रोबिन. See Robin meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is robin?
Robin can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce robin?
Robin is pronounced /ˈɹɒ.bɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of robin?
The plural of robin is robins.

Words near robin in the dictionary

  1. Robigana
  2. Robigus
  3. Robillard
  4. Robillards
  5. Robilliard
  6. robin
  7. Robin boundary condition
  8. robin dipper
  9. robin dippers
  10. robin egg blue
  11. Robin Goodfellow

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Adapted from Wiktionary: robin (page history and authors); Robin (page history and authors); robin (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); robin (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robin (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robin (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); robin (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robin (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robin (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robin (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robin (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robin (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robin (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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