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robin

/ˈɹɑ.bɪn/noun2 syllables

Robin means: small Old World songbird with a reddish breast.

Synonyms for robin7

noun, as in small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

redbreast, robin redbreast, Old World robin, Erithacus rubecola

noun, as in large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen

American robin, Turdus migratorius

also used for robin

ruddock

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What does robin mean?2

noun

1

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

2

large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Robin in a sentence

  • A pretty robin landed on my room's windowsill.mervert1
  • Why is this bird called a robin redbreast?Objectivesea
  • We found a robin with an injured wing.Miktsoanit
  • By the way, are you called Robin as well?gleki
  • During my sabbatical, I composed a fugue and domesticated a robin.unknown
  • Robin Westman is an example of the danger of far-right anti-trans ideology.rul
  • American robins aren't closely related to the European ones.Miktsoanit
  • Hey Robin, you aren't obliged. However, it's amusing, based on your opinion.gleki

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of robin

as a noun

plural
robins