Standard Lemma guide

robin

name · noun · 10 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒbɪn/
  • US: /ˈɹɑbɪn/
  • rhymes with -ɒbɪn
  • UK: /ˈɹɒ.bɪn/
  • General-American: /ˈɹɑ.bɪn/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R AA1 B AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R AA1 B IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A unisex given name.

A male given name from the Romance languages or the Germanic languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A unisex given name.

A female given name from the Germanic languages, also associated with the bird robin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: rare compared to given name

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.

A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.

An American robin, Turdus migratorius.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A trimming in front of a dress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Someone connected with any number of sports teams known as the Robins, as a fan, player, coach, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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9

noun

Meaning 9

large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: American robin, Turdus migratorius

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thrush

10

noun

Meaning 10

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: redbreast, robin redbreast, Old World robin, Erithacus rubecola

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thrush

History

Etymology

* (masculine given name): From Middle English Robin, from Old French, diminutive of Robert. * (feminine given name): From the bird, robin, or from Germanic.

Short for robin redbreast. Also from Middle English robynet, robynett (“robin (bird)”), from the Middle English name Robynett, a diminutive of the Middle English name Robyn (“Robin”). ] ]

Across languages

Translations

104 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رُوْبِن (rūbin) — Male given name
  • Bulgarian: Ро́бин (Róbin) — Male given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 罗宾 (Luóbīn) — Male given name
  • Dutch: Robin — Male given name
  • French: Robin — Male given name
  • German: Robin — Male given name
  • Hindi: रोबिन (robin) — Male given name
  • Hindi: रॉबिन (rŏbin) — Male given name
  • Japanese: ロビン — Male given name
  • Korean: 로빈 — Male given name
  • Marathi: रॉबिन (rŏbin) — Male given name
  • Russian: Ро́бин (Róbin) — Male given name
  • Albanian: gushëkuq — any bird called robin in English
  • Cherokee: ᏥᏍᏉᏉ (tsisquoquo) — any bird called robin in English
  • Chinese Mandarin: 知更鳥 /知更鸟 (zhīgēngniǎo) — any bird called robin in English
  • French: grive — any bird called robin in English
  • Māori: pītoitoi — any bird called robin in English
  • Portuguese: tordo — any bird called robin in English
  • Albanian: gushëkuq — Erithacus rubecula
  • Albanian: gushar — Erithacus rubecula
  • Albanian: grykakuq — Erithacus rubecula
  • Albanian: gushëspec — Erithacus rubecula
  • Albanian: gjinokuq — Erithacus rubecula
  • Albanian: cenakuq — Erithacus rubecula
  • Arabic: أَبُو الحِنَّاء (ʔabū l-ḥinnāʔ) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Armenian: արշալուսիկ (aršalusik) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Asturian: raitán — Erithacus rubecula
  • Azerbaijani: şəfəq bülbülü — Erithacus rubecula
  • Basque: txantxangorri — Erithacus rubecula
  • Belarusian: малінаўка (malinawka) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Breton: boc'hruz — Erithacus rubecula
  • Bulgarian: червеношийка (červenošijka) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Catalan: pit-roig — Erithacus rubecula
  • Cherokee: ᏥᏍᏉᏉ (tsisquoquo) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Chinese Mandarin: 知更鳥 /知更鸟 (zhīgēngniǎo) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歐亞鴝 /欧亚鸲 (ōuyàqú) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Cornish: rudhek — Erithacus rubecula
  • Czech: červenka — Erithacus rubecula
  • Danish: rødhals — Erithacus rubecula
  • Danish: rødkælk — Erithacus rubecula
  • Dutch: roodborstje — Erithacus rubecula
  • Esperanto: ruĝgorĝulo — Erithacus rubecula
  • Esperanto: rubekolo — Erithacus rubecula
  • Estonian: punarind — Erithacus rubecula
  • Faroese: bringureyði — Erithacus rubecula
  • Finnish: punarinta — Erithacus rubecula
  • French: rouge-gorge — Erithacus rubecula
  • French: rouge-gorge familier — Erithacus rubecula
  • West-Frisian: readboarstke — Erithacus rubecula
  • Galician: paporrubio — Erithacus rubecula
  • Galician: paporroibo — Erithacus rubecula
  • Galician: pisco — Erithacus rubecula
  • Galician: paifoco — Erithacus rubecula
  • Georgian: გულწითელა (gulc̣itela) — Erithacus rubecula
  • German: Rotkehlchen — Erithacus rubecula
  • Greek: κοκκινολαίμης (kokkinolaímis) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Ancient Greek: ἐρίθακος (eríthakos) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Hebrew: אֲדֹם־הֶחָזֶה (adom-hekhazé) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Hungarian: vörösbegy — Erithacus rubecula
  • Icelandic: glóbrystingur — Erithacus rubecula
  • Irish: spideog — Erithacus rubecula
  • Italian: pettirosso — Erithacus rubecula
  • Japanese: ヨーロッパコマドリ (Yōroppa komadori) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Korean: 꼬까울새 (kkokkaulsae) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Latvian: sarkanrīklīte — Erithacus rubecula
  • Lithuanian: liepsnelė — Erithacus rubecula
  • Maltese: pitirross — Erithacus rubecula
  • Norman: rouoge-gorge — Erithacus rubecula
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rødstrupe — Erithacus rubecula
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: raudstrupe — Erithacus rubecula
  • Occitan: papach-rós — Erithacus rubecula
  • Occitan: barbarós — Erithacus rubecula
  • Occitan: rigal — Erithacus rubecula
  • Old English: rudduc — Erithacus rubecula
  • Polish: rudzik — Erithacus rubecula
  • Polish: raszka — Erithacus rubecula
  • Polish: rudzik zwyczajny — Erithacus rubecula
  • Portuguese: pisco-de-peito-ruivo — Erithacus rubecula
  • Romanian: gușă-roșie — Erithacus rubecula
  • Romanian: măcăleandru — Erithacus rubecula
  • Romansh: puppen cotschen — Erithacus rubecula
  • Romansh: puppen tgietschen — Erithacus rubecula
  • Romansh: pupencotschen — Erithacus rubecula
  • Romansh: poppen cotschen — Erithacus rubecula
  • Romansh: gulacotschen — Erithacus rubecula
  • Russian: заря́нка (zarjánka) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Russian: мали́новка (malínovka) — Erithacus rubecula
  • Sami: guovssoloddi — Erithacus rubecula
  • Scottish Gaelic: brù-dhearg — Erithacus rubecula
  • Serbo-Croatian: crvendać — Erithacus rubecula
  • Slovak: červienka — Erithacus rubecula
  • Slovene: taščica — Erithacus rubecula
  • Lower Sorbian: sprjosk — Erithacus rubecula
  • Upper Sorbian: ročk — Erithacus rubecula
  • Spanish: petirrojo — Erithacus rubecula
  • Swedish: rödhake — Erithacus rubecula
  • Turkish: kızılgerdan — Erithacus rubecula
  • Vietnamese: oanh — Erithacus rubecula
  • Vietnamese: oanh châu Âu — Erithacus rubecula
  • Volapük: redablötareitak — Erithacus rubecula
  • Volapük: reitak — Erithacus rubecula
  • Walloon: rodje-goidje — Erithacus rubecula
  • Walloon: loudene — Erithacus rubecula
  • Welsh: robin goch — Erithacus rubecula
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