Robin

¹

[rob-in]

noun

1. a male or female given name: derived from Robert.

robin

²

[rob-in]

noun

1. any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.

2. a large American thrush, Turdus migratorius, having a chestnut-red breast and abdomen.

3. any of several similar thrushes of the New World tropics, not necessarily having reddish underparts, as T. grayi clay-colored robin, of Mexico and Central America.

robin

/ ˈrɒbɪn /

noun

1. Also called: robin redbreast. a small Old World songbird, Erithacus rubecula , related to the thrushes: family Muscicapidae . The male has a brown back, orange-red breast and face, and grey underparts

2. a North American thrush, Turdus migratorius , similar to but larger than the Old World robin

3. any of various similar birds having a reddish breast

Word History and Origins

Origin of robin¹

First recorded in 1540–50; short for robin redbreast

Word History and Origins

Origin of robin¹

C16: arbitrary use of given name

Example Sentences

Next February's 75th NBA All-Star Game will feature a three-team round robin tournament with two teams of United States players and a World squad of global talent, the league announced on Tuesday.

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The first bat eventually abandoned its pursuit -- birds are agile aerialists too -- but the second succeeded after a nearly three-minute chase, capturing a robin near the ground.

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With just three round robin games before next week’s championship, Team USA will quickly learn whether its plan to maximize versatility was the right one.

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One could read Crooker’s dismay at the American robin’s thumps and thunks against her windowpane as a rhyme for the name of a certain infamous conman turned populist demagogue.

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She smiles broadly, her chest puffed out like a robin in early spring.

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