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pipit

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • /ˈpɪpɪt/
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  • rhymes with -ɪpɪt

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: titlark, lark

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: oscine, oscine bird

Narrower terms: meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pipit.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бъбрица (bǎbrica) — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Catalan: piula — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Czech: linduška — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Danish: piber — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Dutch: pieper — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Esperanto: pipio — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Faroese: títlingur — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Finnish: kirvinen — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • French: pipit — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Galician: pica — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • German: Pieper — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Ancient Greek: οὖραξ (oûrax) — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Ancient Greek: τέτριξ (tétrix) — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Hungarian: pityer — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Ido: pipito — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Ido: antuso — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Irish: riabhóg — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Irish: gobadán na cuaiche — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Italian: pispola — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Italian: calandro — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Luxembourgish: Piipsert — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Māori: manu kahaki — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Norwegian: piplerke — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Polish: świergotek — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Portuguese: petinha — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Portuguese: caminheiro — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Portuguese: corredeira — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Romanian: fâsă — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Russian: конёк (konjók) — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Russian: щеври́ца (ščevríca) — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Sicilian: calanniruni — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Sicilian: pipituni — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Spanish: bisbita — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Swedish: piplärka — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Turkish: incir kuşu — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
  • Welsh: corhedydd — passerine bird from the genus Anthus
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