redbreast

/'redbrest/

Thân thiện

A redbreast perches on a garden fence and sings.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small songbird native to the Old World, characterized by having a reddish-colored breast. This term is most commonly used to refer specifically to the European robin (Erithacus rubecula).

Examples

• Noun:
  • The redbreast is a familiar sight in British gardens.
  • We heard the cheerful song of a redbreast in the hedgerow.

Advanced Usage

• Poetic/Literary Use: The word "redbreast" is often used in poetry and literature as a gentle, traditional name for the robin, evoking a sense of nature and familiarity.
  • The lone redbreast sang a melancholy tune from the bare branch.

Variants and Related Words

• Robin (Erithacus rubecula): The more common modern name for the same bird species.
  • The robin perched on the garden fence is also called a redbreast.
• Robin redbreast: A compound name that combines both common terms.
  • Children's stories often feature a friendly robin redbreast.

Synonyms

• European robin: The standard ornithological name.
• Ruddock: An archaic English synonym for the robin/redbreast.

Related Phrases

• As cheerful as a redbreast: An idiom comparing someone's happy demeanor to the bird's perceived cheerfulness.
  • Despite the rain, she was as cheerful as a redbreast.

Học thuật

Noun

1. small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

Từ đồng nghĩa

• robin
• robin redbreast
• Old World robin
• Erithacus rubecola