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Synonyms for sparrow

  • noun

Most common

hedge sparrow dunnock true sparrow

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Spuggy — the house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers

spuggy UK, spadger informal, spoggy AU

2. Hedge sparrow

hedge sparrow, dunnock

Other

true sparrow

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.

  2. n. 2

    A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds.

Related words

Word family
sparrow-fart
Phrases
house sparrow hedge sparrow rock sparrow sparrow hawk chipping sparrow song sparrow sparrow vetch white-throated sparrow

Forms

Plural
sparrows → spuggies, spadgers, spoggies, dunnocks…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sparrowsteady
dunnockrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
spuggy, spoggy
7 letters
dunnock, spadger

In other languages

Français
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