parrot

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noun

par·​rot ˈper-ət 

ˈpa-rət

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

parrot

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verb

parroted; parroting; parrots

transitive verb

: to repeat by rote

Synonyms of parrot

Verb

• echo
• repeat
• quote

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The animals sent back included 11 lemurs, an albino Burmese python, giraffes, a pack of sheep, a pair of sacred ibises, two llamas, tamarins, a kookaburra, a gibbon, capuchins, several parrots, three ground hornbills, three cockatoos, a serval, a Poitou donkey, and a macaw. —Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025

This actually applies to all pets, so your pigs, parrots and hamsters can all do their part in uniting their best friends too. —Jacob Wilt, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025

Verb

Advertisement Witkoff was criticized early on by Zelensky and others for allegedly parroting Russian talking points and even relying during diplomatic talks on the Kremlin’s Russian language interpreter. —Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Nov. 2025

So usually what students just end up doing is sort of parroting whatever the professor says for the sake of the grade. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably modification of Middle French perroquet

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1596, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing parrot

• parrot-fashion
• parrot fever
• parrot fish

Rhymes for parrot

• buret
• carat
• ferret
• garret
• karat
• merit
• demerit
• inherit
• preterit
• disinherit

Kids Definition

parrot

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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

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: to repeat words like a parrot