droid

noun

ˈdrȯid 

: android

Examples of droid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Researchers did acoustic analyses on samples of birds imitating the plucky droid that were already available online to compare how statistically similar each bird’s noises were to a model of R2-D2’s sounds. —Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2025

Meanwhile, Tesla has set aggressive timelines for its droid Optimus, set to begin production at the end of next year, according to Business Insider. —Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025

Walter, the friendlier, less independent production-model variant of David, also played by Michael Fassbender, is the first of our mid-list trio of droids who keep the jittery, fragile humans around them at ease by being childlike. —Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025

Selections include more playful designs—such as Star Wars droids, Disney villains, Mister Rogers and Bugs Bunny—and commemorative issues marking the transcontinental railroad and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for droid

• joyed
• stroyed
• toyed
• void
• adenoid
• alkaloid
• amoeboid
• amyloid
• aneroid
• anthropoid
• arachnoid
• asteroid