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- [stawrk]
- /stɔrk/
- /stɔːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stawrk]
- /stɔrk/
Definitions of stork word
- noun plural stork any of several wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long neck and bill. Compare adjutant stork, jabiru, marabou (def 1), white stork, wood ibis. 1
- noun plural stork the stork, this bird as the mythical or symbolic deliverer of a new baby: My brother and his wife are expecting the stork in July. 1
- noun stork large wading bird 1
- noun stork folklore: bird that brings babies 1
- countable noun stork A stork is a large bird with a long beak and long legs, which lives near water. 0
- noun stork any large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae, chiefly of warm regions of the Old World, having very long legs and a long stout pointed bill, and typically having a white-and-black plumage: order Ciconiiformes 0
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Origin of stork
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English storc; cognate with German Storch, Old Norse storkr; akin to stark
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Parts of speech for Stork
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stork 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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