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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Axios Nashville, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
The night parrot—a brilliantly colored, nocturnal bird—once thrived in Australia’s outback.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Accusations that Black people will wait in line for sneakers or fast food but not to exercise political power gets parroted over and over, while the majority white electorate gets let off the hook for commandeering the ship.
—Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Forty parrots are safe in Nashville after they were saved from Kentucky in an animal hoarding case.
—Axios Nashville, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
The night parrot—a brilliantly colored, nocturnal bird—once thrived in Australia’s outback.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Why do people do this parroting or echoing?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Accusations that Black people will wait in line for sneakers or fast food but not to exercise political power gets parroted over and over, while the majority white electorate gets let off the hook for commandeering the ship.
—Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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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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