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
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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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Now, hundreds of parrots live in the wild — but their future is fragile.
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Many still cannot understand why US President Donald Trump has turned so furiously on Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, parroting the vitriolic disinformation usually heard from the Kremlin.
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Noun
Scientists have more often studied intelligence in other birds, such as parrots and crows, rather than in raptors.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Now, hundreds of parrots live in the wild — but their future is fragile.
—Megan Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Verb
Fans, some of them little kids parroting what their parents were saying, called him vile names.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
Many still cannot understand why US President Donald Trump has turned so furiously on Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, parroting the vitriolic disinformation usually heard from the Kremlin.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parrot. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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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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