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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In falsely claiming thousands of Ukrainians are at risk of death or capture, Trump is effectively parroting Putin’s position as possible ceasefire negotiations loom.
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Noun
Courtesy Terry Truett 1 of 4 Ramona artist Terry Truett created this palm art piece embellished with a colorful parrot.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Common parakeets, also known as budgerigars or budgies, are a small, neon green and yellow species of Australian parrot often sold as pets.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
The moment has been so baked into America's cultural cake that Tea Party Republicans parrot the phrase, not realizing that the film is a satire of sheep mentality and the man who authored it (screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky) was a political lefty.
—EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
In falsely claiming thousands of Ukrainians are at risk of death or capture, Trump is effectively parroting Putin’s position as possible ceasefire negotiations loom.
—David Axe, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parrot. Accessed 5 Apr. 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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