robin

A2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈɹɑ.bɪn/ UK /ˈɹɒ.bɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #2525

Meanings

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noun
A small songbird with a bright red or orange breast.

A robin landed on the fence and began to sing.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a small songbird with a... redbreastrobin redbreast

Word family

Forms robins

Derived forms cock-robinflyrobinmagpie-robinrobin-breastrobin-chatrobin-run-in-the-grassrobin-run-in-the-hedgerobin-run-the-hedgerobinlikewake-robinwakerobin

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Simplified etymology

Robin developed from the name Robin Redbreast, given to the bird because of its distinctive coloring. The personal nickname Robin gradually displaced redbreast as the bird’s usual name.

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”). ] ]

robynet Middle English

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# robin

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹɑ.bɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹɒ.bɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 2525

## Meanings
1. A small songbird with a bright red or orange breast.

## Examples
- A robin landed on the fence and began to sing.

## Derived Forms
- cock-robin
- flyrobin
- magpie-robin
- robin-breast
- robin-chat
- robin-run-in-the-grass
- robin-run-in-the-hedge
- robin-run-the-hedge
- robinlike
- wake-robin
- wakerobin

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: robynet

## 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”). ] ]

## AI Etymology
Robin is 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”). ] ]. Modern senses include a small songbird with a bright red or orange breast.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as cock-robin, flyrobin, magpie-robin, robin-breast, robin-chat, and robin-run-in-the-grass.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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