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sparrow

spar·row
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spar-oh]
    • /ˈspær oʊ/
    • /ˈspær.əʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spar-oh]
    • /ˈspær oʊ/

Definitions of sparrow word

  • noun sparrow any of numerous American finches of the family Emberizinae. Compare chipping sparrow, song sparrow. 1
  • noun sparrow any member of the Old World genus Passer, formerly thought to be closely related to the weaverbirds but now placed in their own family, Passeridae. 1
  • noun sparrow British. the house sparrow. 1
  • noun sparrow any of several other unrelated small birds. Compare Java sparrow, hedge sparrow. 1
  • noun sparrow (initial capital letter) Military. a 12-foot (4-meter), all-weather, radar-guided U.S. air-to-air missile with an 88-pound (40-kg) high-explosive warhead. 1
  • countable noun sparrow A sparrow is a small brown bird that is very common in Britain. 0
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Origin of sparrow

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sparowe, Old English spearwa; cognate with Gothic sparwa, Old Norse spǫrr

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Parts of speech for Sparrow

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sparrow

sparrow popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • seaside sparrow

    a species of sparrow, Ammospiza maritima, existing in two subspecies, one (Cape Sable seaside sparrow) having dark olive-drab plumage with a lighter breast and underbelly, and the other (dusky seaside sparrow) having bold black and white markings on the breast and underbelly: the dusky seaside sparrow is almost extinct.

  • dusky seaside sparrow

    a species of sparrow, Ammospiza maritima, existing in two subspecies, one (Cape Sable seaside sparrow) having dark olive-drab plumage with a lighter breast and underbelly, and the other (dusky seaside sparrow) having bold black and white markings on the breast and underbelly: the dusky seaside sparrow is almost extinct.

  • cape sable seaside sparrow

    a species of sparrow, Ammospiza maritima, existing in two subspecies, one (Cape Sable seaside sparrow) having dark olive-drab plumage with a lighter breast and underbelly, and the other (dusky seaside sparrow) having bold black and white markings on the breast and underbelly: the dusky seaside sparrow is almost extinct.

  • chipping sparrow

    a common North American sparrow, Spizella passerina, having brown-and-grey plumage and a white eye stripe

  • clay-colored sparrow

    a sparrow, Spizella pallida, of the interior of North America, having buff, brown, and white plumage with a pale-gray breast.

  • english sparrow

    a small Eurasian weaverbird, Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts
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