sparrow

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see also: Sparrow

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈspæɹəʊ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈspæɹoʊ/, /ˈspɛɹoʊ/

Noun

sparrow (plural sparrows)

1. The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.
2. A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds.
3. A member of the family Emberizidae, comprising small New World songbirds.
4. Generically, any small, nondescript bird.
5. (UK, chiefly, London) A quick-witted, lively person. Often used in the phrase cockney sparrow.
   • 2005, Drama Faces: Martine McCutcheon ↗, BBC

     Professional cockney sparrow Martine has acted since childhood.

   • 1878, Ally Sloper's guide to the Paris exhibition, Charles Henry Ross, page 54:

     I take it there 's scarcely a happier fellow alive than your honest town-bred smoke-dried cockney sparrow.

Synonyms

• spadger, sparra, spoggy, spuggy

Translations

• French: moineau
• German: Sperling, Spatz
• Italian: passero
• Portuguese: pardal
• Russian: воробе́й
• Spanish: pasérido, gorrión

Translations

• French: bruant
• Portuguese: escrevedeira

Translations

• French: piaf
• Portuguese: passarinho
• Spanish: pájaro

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Sparrow

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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