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
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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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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Just ask Microsoft, whose 2016 chatbot Tay, attracting users with nefarious objectives, quickly descended into a racist, misogynistic parrot.
—Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Stewart Whitson, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Spotify last year began offering subscriptions that bundle music with audiobooks, a move Amazon Music has recently parroted.
—Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Noun
The internet has gone wild for a pet parrot determined to make a visiting neighborhood cat his best pal.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Just ask Microsoft, whose 2016 chatbot Tay, attracting users with nefarious objectives, quickly descended into a racist, misogynistic parrot.
—Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Verb
Their last best hope is to parrot a false narrative that benefits are being cut for the truly needy.
—Stewart Whitson, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Spotify last year began offering subscriptions that bundle music with audiobooks, a move Amazon Music has recently parroted.
—Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parrot. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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