goldfish

noun

gold·​fish ˈgōl(d)-ˌfish 

: a small usually golden-orange Asian cyprinid fish (Carassius auratus) often kept as an aquarium and pond fish

Examples of goldfish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And in Kiarostami and Panahi’s The White Balloon, a brother-and-sister duo lose the money they were meant to spend on a goldfish for their family’s Iranian New Year celebration, and try to recover it. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025

Over the years, MacKinnon has connected with all kinds of pets, from goldfish to horses. —Athena Sobhan, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025

The goldfish exercise helps relax overactive jaw muscles, reduces joint strain, and improves maximal mouth opening by reducing tightness in the temporomandibular joint.4 3. —Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025

Peter Meyer, the museum's director, said five more goldfish met the same fate in the following days, according to a report in the The New York Times at the time. —William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing goldfish

• goldfish bowl

Rhymes for goldfish

• bluefish
• catfish
• codfish
• crawfish
• dogfish
• finfish
• flatfish
• groundfish
• kingfish
• offish
• redfish
• rockfish

Kids Definition

goldfish

noun

gold·​fish -ˌfish 

: a small usually golden orange fish that is often kept in aquariums or ponds