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robin
robin—A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
/ˈɹɒ.bɪn/, /ˈɹɑ.bɪn/
Origin
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”). ] ]
noun
- 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.”
- An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
- historicalA trimming in front of a dress.
- uncountableA toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.
- Someone connected with any number of sports teams known as the Robins, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
name
- 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 England”“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.”“Some names simply aren't appropriate after a while. Say you were called Robin, for instance. Well that's a perfectly good monicker up to the age of about nine, but pretty soon you'd have to do somethi”
- 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.”“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 th”
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Formsrobins(plural) · Robins(plural) · Robyn(alternative)
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