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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

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cockney

English

Alternative forms

  • Cockney

Etymology

See Cockney.

Noun

cockney (plural cockneys)

  1. A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Cockney (the accent and speech mannerisms of these people).
  3. (obsolete) An effeminate person; a spoilt child.

Synonyms

  • (effeminate man): nancy, pansy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man

Translations

Adjective

cockney (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to these people or their accent.

Usage notes

  • Traditionally, applies only to those born within earshot of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside

Derived terms

  • cockney rhyming slang

French

Noun

cockney m (plural cockneys)

  1. cockney

Portuguese

Noun

cockney m, f (plural cockneys)

  1. cockney (a native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London)

Noun

cockney m (uncountable)

  1. cockney (English dialect of the White lower class of London)

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