robin

¹

[ rob-in ]

noun

1. any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
2. a large American thrush, Turdus migratorius, having a chestnut-red breast and abdomen.
3. any of several similar thrushes of the New World tropics, not necessarily having reddish underparts, as T. grayi clay-colored robin, of Mexico and Central America.

Robin

²

[ rob-in ]

noun

1. a male or female given name: derived from Robert.

robin

/ ˈrɒbɪn /

noun

1. Also calledrobin redbreast a small Old World songbird, Erithacus rubecula , related to the thrushes: family Muscicapidae . The male has a brown back, orange-red breast and face, and grey underparts
2. a North American thrush, Turdus migratorius , similar to but larger than the Old World robin
3. any of various similar birds having a reddish breast

Word History and Origins

Origin of robin¹

First recorded in 1540–50; short for robin redbreast

Word History and Origins

Origin of robin¹

C16: arbitrary use of given name

Example Sentences

Taraborrelli offers a moving account of their daughter Robin’s childhood leukemia, the aggressive treatments that failed to save her and the lasting trauma caused by her untimely death.

From Washington Post

Henri Champliau Crémant de Bourgogne Brut RoséHere’s an excellent bubbly to greet spring weather and the welcome return of robins and rosés.

From Washington Post

Robin had to fire as many arrows as she could, such that each arrow was closer to the center of the target than the previous arrow.

From FiveThirtyEight

Last week, Robin of Foxley entered the FiveThirtyEight archery tournament.

From FiveThirtyEight

For Robin to have a score of N, the smallest value couldn’t have been in the Nth position, since it had to be greater than the previous value.

From FiveThirtyEight

“Robin had us blubbing with laughter all the way through one dinner,” Gilkes recalls.

From The Daily Beast

The Enquirer story was written by Robin Mizrahi, who interviewed Ferrier and had arranged for her to take a lie detector test.

From The Daily Beast

Robin Williams and Nathan Lane play lovers—life partners, really.

From The Daily Beast

Another memorable, if not disastrous, misstep, of course, was his turn as Batman in Batman and Robin.

From The Daily Beast

I know Robin recently said of you, “I was convinced we were going to be married.”

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. Jolly Robin had often wished—when she was trying to feed a rapidly-growing family—that she could hunt forp.

From Project Gutenberg

And since he was glad enough to do that, Mrs. Robin managed to feed her children all they needed.

From Project Gutenberg

Robin Hood stared at him for a moment with a puzzled expression, and then walked into his little shop, and Davy turned away.

From Project Gutenberg

And then Jolly Robin would feel ashamed that he had even thought of being so cruel to an infant bird, even if he was a Cowbird.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes Grandfather Mole would speak to Mrs. Robin, or her husband; for he could hear them talking.

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