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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rob•in /ˈrɑbɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsa large North American bird, a thrush, having a chestnut-red breast and abdomen.
Also called rob•in red•breast /ˈrɑbɪn ˈrɛdˌbrɛst/.USA pronunciation WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rob•in (rob′in),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsany of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, esp. Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Birdsa large American thrush, Turdus migratorius, having a chestnut-red breast and abdomen.
- Birdsany 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. Also called robin redbreast (for defs. 1, 2).
- short for robin redbreast 1540–50
- a male or female given name: derived from Robert.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: robin /ˈrɒbɪn/ n
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- a North American thrush, Turdus migratorius, similar to but larger than the Old World robin
Etymology: 16th Century: arbitrary use of given name Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hood /hʊd/ n - Robin ⇒
See Robin Hood - Samuel, 1st Viscount. 1724–1816, British admiral. He fought successfully against the French during the American Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars
- Thomas. 1799–1845, British poet and humorist: his work includes protest poetry, such as The Song of the Shirt (1843) and The Bridge of Sighs (1844)
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