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Definitions for Sparrow
[1] any of numerous American finches of the family Emberizinae. Compare chipping sparrow, song sparrow.
[2] any member of the Old World genus Passer, formerly thought to be closely related to the weaverbirds but now placed in their own family, Passeridae.
[3] British . the house sparrow.
[4] any of several other unrelated small birds. Compare Java sparrow, hedge sparrow.
[5] (initial capital letter ) Military . a 12-foot (4-meter), all-weather, radar-guided U.S. air-to-air missile with an 88-pound (40-kg) high-explosive warhead.
[6] any weaverbird of the genus Passer and related genera, esp the house sparrow, having a brown or grey plumage and feeding on seeds or insects
[7] US and Canadian any of various North American finches, such as the chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina ), that have a dullish streaked plumage
Words nearby Sparrow
sparks, sparky, sparling, sparoid, sparring partner, sparrow, sparrow hawk, sparrowfart, sparrowgrass, sparrowhawk, sparry
Origin of Sparrow
before 900; Middle English sparowe, Old English spearwa; cognate with Gothic sparwa, Old Norse spǫrr
Other words from Sparrow
spar·row·less , adjective
spar·row·like , adjective
Related adjective: passerine
Word origin for Sparrow
Old English spearwa; related to Old Norse spörr, Old High German sparo