wren
/ɹɛn/
wren noun: troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).
Noun (1)
wren (plural wrens)
Proper noun capitalized: Wren
Wren
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
- Sir Christopher Wren, English architect
- The Wren church did not cross the Atlantic at once.1983, Marcus Whiffen, Frederick Koeper, American Architecture: 1607-1860
- This engraving of a Wren design for the north elevation was made in 1702.1999, Andrew Prescott et al., The British inheritance: a treasury of historic documents
- Sir Christopher Wren, English architect
- A male or female given name.
- "What's ironic," Alexandra said, "is that Mother named her Wren because as a newborn she reminded Mother of a shy bird. Little did she know."2000, Rebecca Wade, A Wanted Woman, Avon Books, →ISBN, page 53
Noun (2) capitalized: Wren
Wren (plural Wrens)
- A female member of the Royal Navy (originally, a member of the WRNS).
- The characterisation of male officers as ineffectual chauvinists, and the offering of the Wrens as objects for Charlie's and the viewer's gaze, are mutually contradictory as well as uncomplimentary to all branches of the Navy.2007, Jonathan R. Rayner, The naval war film: genre, history, national cinema
- There was plenty of work for Wrens in the training bases of the navy.2008, Brian Lavery, CHURCHILL'S NAVY: THE SHIPS, MEN AND ORGANISATION, 1939-1945
wren meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
wren in Hindi
- व्रेन
wren in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
wren in Marathi
- व्रेन
wren in Urdu
- ورین
More languagesFewer languages
- wren in Telugu
- వ్రెన్
- wren in Malayalam
- വ്രെൻ
- wren in Kannada
- ವ್ರೆನ್
- wren in Punjabi
- ਵਰੇਨ, ਵ੍ਰੇਨ
- wren in Gujarati
- વ્રેન
- wren in Odia
- ୱ୍ରେନ୍
- wren in Nepali
- व्रेन
- wren in Arabic
- صَعْو ṣaʕw, وَصْع waṣʕ
Examples of wren in a sentence
- Cupwings, also known as pygmy wren‐babblers, are very small songbirds found in Southeast Asia.
- Blue wrens and spoggies had been nibbling on the food they had left outside.
- The Carolina wrens love it too, and they were teakettling away around me.
Forms of wren
| plural | wrens |
|---|---|
| plural | Wrens |
| alternative form (dialectal) | wran |
Origin of wren
From Middle English wrenne, wranne, from Old English wrenna, wrænna, werna, wærna, wrenne (“wren”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrandijō, from Proto-Germanic *wrandijô (“wren”). Cognate with Old Saxon wrendilo (“wren”), Old High German rento, rentilo (“wren”), Danish rindel (“wren”), Icelandic rindill (“wren”).
Originally a nickname, from Middle English wrenne (“wren”).
From WRNS, short for Women's Royal Naval Service. Influenced by the ornithonym wren.
Words formed from wren
- Bewick's wren
- black-bellied wren
- blue wren
- cactus wren
- canyon wren
- Carolina wren
- Daito wren
- emu-wren
- fairy-wren
- fairy wren
- fairywren
- fasciated wren
- gold-crested wren
- golden-crested wren
- heath-wren
- house wren
- jenny wren
- Lambert's wren
- long-billed marsh wren
- Lyall's wren
- marsh wren
- New Zealand wren
- nightingale-wren
- reed wren
- rock wren
- scrubwren
- sedge wren
- short-billed marsh wren
- sooty-headed wren
- Stephens Island wren
- streaked wren-babbler
- striped wren-babbler
- tule wren
- willow wren
- winter wren
- wren-babbler
- wrenboy
- Wren Day
- wren-spinetail
- wrenthrush
- wren-tit
- wren-warbler
- Zapata wren
Phrases with wren
Words that rhyme with wren
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Questions about wren
- What does wren mean?
- Wren means troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).
- What is wren in Hindi?
- Wren in Hindi is व्रेन. See Wren meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is wren?
- Wren can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce wren?
- Wren is pronounced /ɹɛn/.
- What is the plural of wren?
- The plural of wren is wrens.
Words near wren in the dictionary
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