Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redbreast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: red-breast
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several unrelated birds that have a red breast.

noun

Any of several unrelated birds that have a red breast.

Example Sentences

"There was a pleasant frosty sun glittering through the twigs of the leafless shrubs, and flashing on the ripples and undulations of the Liffey, and the redbreasts and sparrows were picking up the crumbs which the housekeeper had thrown for them outside."
"I felt comforted by the song of the redbreast, and I thought I felt less lonely and deserted as long as I heard the merry notes of the thrush."

Etymology

From Middle English redbreste, equivalent to red + breast.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: redbreste

Inflected Forms

redbreasts (plural)

Phrases

robin redbreast

Synonyms

robin robin redbreast old world robin erithacus rubecola erithacus rubecula

Questions

What does redbreast mean?: Any of several unrelated birds that have a red breast.
Where does redbreast come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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