name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
parr
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/pɑː(ɹ)/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
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homophone: par
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homophone: Parr
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homophone: pa (non-rhotic)
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CMU ARPABET: P AA1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A suburb, ward and historic township in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ5395).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
An unincorporated community in Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.
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noun
Meaning 5
Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
the young of various fishes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: young fish
noun
Meaning 7
a young salmon up to 2 years old
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: young fish
noun
Meaning 8
Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Catherine Parr
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Broader terms: queen
History
Etymology
Compare Scottish Gaelic bradan (“salmon”). For the salmon life stage, the word originates from the Middle English parren (“to enclose”), referring to the spots running along the side of the fish, resembling the bars of a fence.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: strdlice — young salmon
- Finnish: jokipoikanen — young salmon
- French: tacon — young salmon
- French: saumoneau — young salmon
- Scottish Gaelic: gille-ruadh — young salmon