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English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???b.?n/
• Rhymes: -?b?n
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???b.?n/
• Rhymes: -?b?n
• Hyphenation: rob?in

Noun

robin (plural robins)

1. Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
   1. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
   2. An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
2. (historical) A trimming in front of a dress.

Usage notes

The American robin is larger and quite different from the European one: English settlers in America named it from its red breast.

Synonyms

• (all senses): redbreast, robin redbreast
• (the European robin): ruddock

Related terms

• robin redbreast

Translations

See also

• round-robin

References

• European robin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Erithacus rubecula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Erithacus rubecula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• American robin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Turdus migratorius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Turdus migratorius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Biron, Brion, inorb

Catalan

Verb

robin

1. third-person plural present subjunctive form of robar
2. third-person plural imperative form of robar

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.b??/

Etymology 1

Familiar form of Robert.

Noun

robin m (plural robins)

1. (obsolete) sheep, calf

Derived terms

• robinet

Etymology 2

Derivative of robe, in the phrase homme de robe (“man of the gown”).

Noun

robin m (plural robins)

1. (archaic, derogatory) lawyer

Further reading

• “robin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).