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sparrow

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See also:Sparrow

English

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A male sparrow (Passer domesticus)
A female sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishsparwe,sparowe, fromOld Englishspearwa, fromProto-West Germanic*sparwō, fromProto-Germanic*sparwô, fromProto-Indo-European*spḗr(“sparrow”).

Cognate withDutchspreeuw(“starling”),Alemannic GermanSpar(“sparrow”),GermanSperling(“sparrow”),Danish andNorwegian Bokmålspurv(“sparrow”),Norwegian Nynorsksporv(“sparrow”),Swedishsparv(“sparrow”),Bretonfrao(“crow”),Tocharian Aspārāñ,Ancient Greekψάρ(psár,“starling”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sparrow (pluralsparrows)

  2. Thehouse sparrow,Passer domesticus; a smallbird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.
    Synonyms:spadger,(Australia)spoggy,spuggy
    • 1920,Edward Carpenter,Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published1921, page192:
      Man progresses generally, not both legs at once like asparrow, but by putting one leg forward first, and then the other.
  3. A member of the familyPasseridae, comprising smallOld Worldsongbirds.
  4. A member of the familyEmberizidae, comprising smallNew World songbirds.
  5. Generically, anysmall,nondescript bird.
  6. (UK, chiefly London) A quick-witted, lively person.
    cockney sparrow
    • 1878, Charles Henry Ross,Ally Sloper's guide to the Paris exhibition, page54:
      I take it there 's scarcely a happier fellow alive than your honest town-bred smoke-dried cockneysparrow.
    • 2005,Drama Faces: Martine McCutcheon‎[1], BBC:
      Professional cockneysparrow Martine has acted since childhood.

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Passer domesticus—seehouse sparrow
bird of the family Passeridae
bird of the family Emberizidae
generically, any small, nondescript bird
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