1
: any of numerous widely distributed tropical birds (order Psittaciformes and especially family Psittacidae) that are often crested and brightly colored, have a distinctive stout hooked bill and zygodactyl feet, and include some excellent mimics
2
: a person who sedulously echoes another's words
parrot
adjective
Examples of parrot in a Sentence
Verb
Some of the students were just parroting what the teacher said.
the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter's embarrassment
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Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Thriving populations of non-native birds, such as Amazon parrots and peacocks, illustrate how aesthetic preferences and everyday choices can significantly influence the city’s ecological makeup in lasting ways.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Things get so bad — the baby rumor comes flying out of Brit’s mouth with a loud-ass Kelli hilariously parroting it as if no one heard — that referee Cynthia shuts down the conversation with a random trivia contest about Juneteenth.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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Noun
Residents can own pet canaries, finches, parakeets, love birds, parrots, softbill birds, fishes for aquaria and nonpoisonous reptiles, though.
—Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Thriving populations of non-native birds, such as Amazon parrots and peacocks, illustrate how aesthetic preferences and everyday choices can significantly influence the city’s ecological makeup in lasting ways.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Verb
All three have worked closely in the field of information warfare, parroting each other's false narratives on everything from COVID-19 to Western imperialism.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Things get so bad — the baby rumor comes flying out of Brit’s mouth with a loud-ass Kelli hilariously parroting it as if no one heard — that referee Cynthia shuts down the conversation with a random trivia contest about Juneteenth.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parrot. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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parrot
1 of 2 noun
par·rot
ˈpar-ət 
1
: any of numerous usually brightly colored tropical birds marked by a strong hooked bill, by toes arranged in pairs with two in front and two behind, and often by the ability to mimic speech
2
: a person who repeats the words of others without understanding what they mean
parrot
2 of 2 verb
: to repeat words like a parrot
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