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robin¹
- /ˈɹɒ.bɪn/ UK
- /ˈɹɑ.bɪn/ US
Rhymes with -ɒbɪn
Where it comes from
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”).
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noun robins
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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.
Similar: ruddock
- An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
- A trimming in front of a dress.
Similar: redbreast, robin redbreast
robin²
noun
- A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.
Robin³
- /ˈɹɒbɪn/ UK
- /ˈɹɑbɪn/ US
Rhymes with -ɒbɪn
Where it comes from
* (masculine given name): From Middle English Robin, from Old French, diminutive of Robert.
* (feminine given name): From the bird, robin, or from Germanic.
proper noun Robins · Robyn
- 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
- 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.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
noun Robins · Robyn
- Someone connected with any number of sports teams known as the Robins, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: robin redbreast, redbreast, american robin, erithacus rubecola, turdus migratorius, merle, merlin, blackbird, lily, rotary, rob, hey, weighted, wake, damn, known
noun
Similar: redbreast, robin redbreast
Translations
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noun Erithacus rubecula
| Español | petirrojo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 꼬까울새 kkokkaulsae |
| 日本語 | ヨーロッパコマドリ Yōroppa komadori |
| 中文 | 知更鳥 /知更鸟 zhīgēngniǎo, 歐亞鴝 /欧亚鸲 ōuyàqú |
| Português | pisco-de-peito-ruivo |
| Français | rouge-gorge, rouge-gorge familier |
| Deutsch | Rotkehlchen |
| Italiano | pettirosso |
| Ελληνικά | κοκκινολαίμης kokkinolaímis |
| Română | gușă-roșie, măcăleandru |
| Русский | заря́нка zarjánka, мали́новка malínovka |
| Tiếng Việt | oanh, oanh châu Âu |
| العربية | أَبُو الحِنَّاء ʔabū l-ḥinnāʔ |
| עברית | אֲדֹם־הֶחָזֶה adom-hekhazé |
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title = {robin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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