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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•rot /ˈpærət/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsa noisy, often brightly colored bird, principally of the tropics:Some parrots can imitate human speech.
- one who, without thought or understanding, repeats the words of another.
v. [~ + object] - to repeat without thought or understanding:The students parroted the answers back.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•rot (par′ət),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsany of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- a person who, without thought or understanding, merely repeats the words or imitates the actions of another.
v.t. - to repeat or imitate without thought or understanding.
- to teach to repeat or imitate in such a fashion.
- Middle French P(i)errot, diminutive of Pierre (see parakeet), though a comparable sense of the French word is not known until the 18th century
- apparently 1515–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: parrot /ˈpærət/ n - any bird of the tropical and subtropical order Psittaciformes, having a short hooked bill, compact body, bright plumage, and an ability to mimic sounds
- a person who repeats or imitates the words or actions of another unintelligently
- sick as a parrot ⇒ usually facetious extremely disappointed
vb ( -rots, -roting, -roted)- (transitive) to repeat or imitate mechanically without understanding
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from French paroquet; see parakeetˈparrotry n |