redbreast
pronunciation
How to pronounce redbreast in British English:
UK [ˈredbrest]
How to pronounce redbreast in American English:
US [ˈrɛdˌbrɛst]
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- Noun:
- small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
Word Origin
- redbreast (n.)
- early 15c., of the English robin, from red (adj.1) + breast (n.). Later of the American bird.
Example
- 1. And then a little fellow named robin redbreast began to sing .
- 2. And then a little fellow named robin redbreast .