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Definitions for Cuckoo

[1] a common European bird, Cuculus canorus, of the family Cuculidae, noted for its characteristic call and its brood parasitism.
[2] any of several other birds of the family Cuculidae.
[3] the call of the cuckoo, or an imitation of it.
[4] Slang . a crazy, silly, or foolish person; simpleton.
[5] to utter the call of the cuckoo or an imitation of it.
[6] to repeat monotonously.
[7] Slang . crazy; silly; foolish.
[8] of, relating to, or like a cuckoo.
[9] any bird of the family Cuculidae, having pointed wings, a long tail, and zygodactyl feet: order Cuculiformes. Many species, including the European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus ), lay their eggs in the nests of other birds and have a two-note call
[10] informal an insane or foolish person
[11] informal insane or foolish
[12] an imitation or representation of the call of a cuckoo
[13] (tr) to repeat over and over
[14] (intr) to make the sound imitated by the word cuckoo

Words related to Cuckoo

fool, nuts, screwball, silly, clock, batty, daffy, insane, wacky

Words nearby Cuckoo

cuchulainn, cucking stool, cuckold, cuckold's knot, cuckoldry, cuckoo, cuckoo bee, cuckoo clock, cuckoo shrike, cuckoo spit, cuckoo wasp

Origin of Cuckoo

1200–50; Middle English cuc(c)u, cuccuk(e ) (imitative); compare Latin cucūlus, French coucou, German Kuckuk, Dutch koekoek, Modern Greek koûko

Word origin for Cuckoo

C13: from Old French cucu, of imitative origin; related to German kuckuck, Latin cucūlus, Greek kokkux

Synonyms for Cuckoo

clock, fool, nuts, screwball, silly, batty, daffy, insane, wacky