## Meanings
1. A brightly coloured tropical bird with a hooked beak that can copy human speech.
2. To repeat someone else's words without really understanding them.

## Examples
- I bought a wonderful green parrot at the pet store.
- The interviewee simply parroted the views of her favourite newspaper.

## Derived Forms
- misparrot
- parrot-like
- parrot-toed
- parrotbill
- parroter
- parrotese
- parrotfeather
- parrotfinch
- parrotfish
- parrothead
- parrothood
- parrothouse

## Related Forms
- polly
- popinjay

## Etymology
First attested in 1525. From Middle French perrot, either a diminutive of Pierre or a shortened form of perroquet (whence also parakeet). Compare French pierrot and Occitan parrat. A number of origins have been suggested for perroquet, such as Spanish periquito and Italian parrocchetto. The relationship between these various words is disputed. Replaced earlier popinjay.

## AI Etymology
Parrot first attested in 1525. From Middle French perrot, either a diminutive of Pierre or a shortened form of perroquet (whence also parakeet). Compare French pierrot and Occitan parrat. A number of origins have been suggested for perroquet, such as Spanish periquito and Italian parrocchetto. The relationship between these various words is disputed. Replaced earlier popinjay. Modern senses include a brightly coloured tropical bird with a hooked beak that can copy human speech and to repeat someone else's words without really understanding them. The wider word family includes derivatives such as misparrot, parrot-like, parrot-toed, parrotbill, parroter, and parrotese and related forms such as polly and popinjay.

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