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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Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Caring for them required building an on-island veterinary hospital, which made adding a petting zoo with goats, rabbits, sheep and many different kinds of exotic parrots a natural next step.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 10 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.
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Noun
Wildlife trafficking of turtles, parrots, and more in Mexico—with most transactions conducted on social media—is threatening the country’s revered biodiversity.
—Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Caring for them required building an on-island veterinary hospital, which made adding a petting zoo with goats, rabbits, sheep and many different kinds of exotic parrots a natural next step.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 10 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 11 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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