stork

noun

ˈstȯrk 

: any of various large wading birds (family Ciconiidae) chiefly of Asia, Africa, and South America that have long stout bills and are related to the ibises and herons

Illustration of stork

Examples of stork in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Georgia is one of its largest nesting hot spots, and the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is one of the stork’s critical habitats. —Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026

Last year a stork was spotted in Wisconsin, for only the third time in history. —Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026

Monster bamboo, bougainvillea, and banana plants crashed in from the roadside; a tin roof sagged under the weight of a gaggle of marabou storks; baboons plundered trash cans at a highway intersection. —Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026

This relationship brings another level to the film, as Kotevska weaves in the titular folktale of Silyan, about another lonely man and his stork. —Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English storc; akin to Old High German storah stork and probably to Old English stearc stiff — more at stark

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing stork

• wood stork

Rhymes for stork

• bork
• dork
• fork
• pork
• torque
• pitchfork

Kids Definition

stork

noun

ˈstȯ(ə)rk 

: any of various large mostly African and Asian wading birds that have long stout bills and are related to the herons and ibises