different between cockerel vs cockcrow

cockerel

English

Etymology

From Middle English kokerel, equivalent to cock +? -rel.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?k?k???l/, /?k?k??l/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?k?k???l/, /?k?k??l/

Noun

cockerel (plural cockerels)

  1. A young male chicken.
    • He had made arrangements with the cockerel to call him three-quarters of an hour earlier in the mornings instead of half an hour.

Related terms

  • cock

Translations

See also

  • chicken
  • hen
  • rooster

cockerel From the web:

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  • cockerel meaning
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  • what is cockerel chicken
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cockcrow

English

Alternative forms

  • cock-crow

Etymology

cock +? crow

Noun

cockcrow (plural cockcrows)

  1. The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light

Synonyms

  • break of day, sunup, sparrow-fart; see also Thesaurus:dawn

Translations

cockcrow From the web:

  • what is cockcrow time
  • what does cockcrow mean
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