redbreast

C2+ Topic:Animals

US /ˈrɛdˌbrɛst/ UK /ˈrɛdˌbrɛst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a bird with a red breast, especially the European robin

A redbreast hopped along the frosty windowsill at dawn.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a bird with a red breast,... robinredbird

Word family

Related forms red breast

Etymology

A compound of red + breast, both native English words. Red is from Old English rēad, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz; breast from Old English brēost, from Proto-Germanic *breustą.

rēad Old English brēost Old English

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Animals

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# redbreast

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɛdˌbrɛst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛdˌbrɛst/

## Meanings
1. a bird with a red breast, especially the European robin

## Examples
- A redbreast hopped along the frosty windowsill at dawn.

## Synonyms
- robin
- redbird

## Related Forms
- red
- breast

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rēad
- Root: brēost

## Etymology
A compound of red + breast, both native English words. Red is from Old English rēad, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz; breast from Old English brēost, from Proto-Germanic *breustą.

## AI Etymology
Redbreast is a compound of red + breast, both native English words. Red is from Old English rēad, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz; breast from Old English brēost, from Proto-Germanic *breustą. The historical chain includes Old English rēad and Old English brēost. Morphologically, redbreast is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "a bird with a red breast, especially the European robin". related forms include red and breast. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Animals

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