blackbird
English
/ˈblakbəːd/, /ˈblækˌbɚd/
noun
Definitions
- A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
- A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
- (slang) A native of the South Pacific islands.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English blakebird compound from English black (dark haired, black haired) + English bird.
Origin
English
bird
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Blackacre English
- Blackbeard English
- Blackface English
- Blackophobe English
- Blacktown English
- Blackwood English
- Sabbathesque English
- antbird English
- antibird English
- antiblack English
- apostlebird English
- beambird English
- bellbird English
- bird English
- bird's nest English
- birdbath English
- birdbolt English
- birdbox English
- birdbrain English
- birdbrained English
- birdcage English
- birdcall English
- birdcaller English
- birdcare English
- birdcatcher English
- birdcatching English
- birdcrap English
- birddom English
- birder English
- birdeye English
- birdfeed English
- birdfeeder English
- birdfucker English
- birdhood English
- birdhouse English
- birdie English
- birding English
- birdish English
- birdkeeper English
- birdkeeping English
- birdkind English
- birdless English
- birdlet English
- birdlife English
- birdlike English
- birdlime English
- birdling English
- birdlore English
- birdlover English
- birdly English
- birdmom English
- birdnap English
- birdness English
- birdo English
- birdproof English
- birdseed English
- birdseller English
- birdsfoot English
- birdshit English
- birdshop English
- birdshot English
- birdsit English
- birdskin English
- birdsmouth English
- birdsome English
- birdsong English
- birdspotter English
- birdspotting English
- birdsweet English
- birdwalk English
- birdwatcher English
- birdwatching English
- birdwing English
- birdwoman English
- birdy English
- black English
- black Irish English
- black light English
- black sanctus English
- black swan English
- black truffle English
- black-haired English
- black-hearted English
- blackamoor English
- blackback English
- blackball English
- blackband English
- blackberry English
- blackbirder English
- blackbirding English
- blackbirdlike English
- blackboard English
- blackboy English
- blackbuck English
- blackbutt English
- blackcap English
- blackchin English
- blackcoat English
- blackcock English
- blackdamp English
- blackdar English
- blacken English
- blacker English
- blacketh English
- blackeye English
- blackface English
- blackfaced English
- blackfella English
- blackfeller English
- blackfellow English
- blackfin English
- blackfish English
- blackfly English
- blackfulla English
- blackgame English
- blackgrass English
- blackguard English
- blackheart English
- blackify English
- blackish English
- blackism English
- blackity-black English
- blackjack English
- blacklead English
- blackleg English
- blackless English
- blacklight English
- blackline English
- blacklip English
- blacklist English
- blackly English
- blackmouth English
- blackness English
- blackophilia English
- blackophobic English
- blackpoll English
- blackride English
- blackrider English
- blackroot English
- blacksalter English
- blackshirt English
- blackskin English
- blacksmelt English
- blacksmith English
- blacksnake English
- blackspeak English
- blacksplain English
- blackspot English
- blackstart English
- blackster English
- blackstrap English
- blacktail English
- blackthorn English
- blacktip English
- blacktop English
- blackware English
- blackwash English
- blackwater English
- blackwood English
- blackwork English
- blackworm English
- blacky English
- bloodbird English
- bluebird English
- bootblack English
- bower bird English
- bristlebird English
- butcherbird English
- butterbird English
- cage bird English
- cagebird English
- catbird English
- cedarbird English
- cockbird English
- cowbird English
- doctor bird English
- dollarbird English
- doughbird English
- dunbird English
- fernbird English
- figbird English
- firebird English
- forblack English
- friarbird English
- frigatebird English
- frostbird English
- gamebird English
- gaolbird English
- gibberbird English
- grassbird English
- gunbird English
- hairbird English
- hangbird English
- haybird English
- homebird English
- honeybird English
- humbird English
- icebird English
- indigobird English
- interblack English
- jailbird English
- jaybird English
- jet-black English
- kingbird English
- ladybird English
- lampblack English
- leafbird English
- lovebird English
- lyrebird English
- mango-bird English
- mistletoebird English
- mockingbird English
- monoblack English
- moorbird English
- moosebird English
- moundbird English
- mousebird English
- multibird English
- murderbird English
- nonbird English
- nonblack English
- oilbird English
- organbird English
- ovenbird English
- oxbird English
- pilotbird English
- plumebird English
- postblack English
- pro-black English
- protobird English
- puffbird English
- quasiblack English
- railbird English
- rainbird English
- redbird English
- reedbird English
- ricebird English
- riflebird English
- ringbird English
- sandbird English
- scape-bird English
- scrubbird English
- sea bird English
- seabird English
- shadbird English
- shitbird English
- shoeblack English
- shorebird English
- skunkbird English
- snakebird English
- snowbird English
- songbird English
- stiltbird English
- stinkbird English
- stonebird English
- sugarbird English
- sunbird English
- surfbird English
- tailorbird English
- thornbird English
- thunderbird English
- tickbird English
- tinkerbird English
- toothblack English
- transblack English
- tropicbird English
- umbrellabird English
- unblack English
- wallbird English
- warbird English
- waterbird English
- waterbirding English
- wattlebird English
- waxbird English
- weaverbird English
- werebird English
- wetbird English
- whalebird English
- wheatbird English
- wheelbird English
- whipbird English
- whirlybird English
- wirebird English
- yardbird English
- yellowbird English
- black French
- ブラック Japanese
- blak Middle English
- blakebird Middle English
- brid Middle English
- μπλάκης Greek (modern)
- bläg Volapük
- böd Volapük
- blak Tok Pisin
- blak Bislama
- bed Kriol
- bird
- birdo
- black
- birdy
- birder
- oxbird
- blacky
- birdly
- birdie
- nonbird
- haybird
- birddom
- icebird
- warbird
- oilbird
- birdnap
- birdbox
- jaybird
- blacker
- birdlet
- birdish
- cowbird
- birdmom
- unblack
- seabird
- blackly
- gunbird
- birding
- antbird
- catbird
- humbird
- figbird
- birdeye
- dunbird
- waxbird
- birdsit
- sunbird
- blacken
- redbird
- wetbird
- blackcap
- firebird
- birdcare
- sandbird
- wirebird
- birdling
- cockbird
- birdcage
- blackfly
- gamebird
- blackleg
- wallbird
- fernbird
- birdskin
- bluebird
- whipbird
- lovebird
- blackism
- birdseed
- birdsome
- werebird
- birdlife
- blacketh
- rainbird
- shitbird
- birdless
- surfbird
- gaolbird
- yardbird
- birdshit
- homebird
- bellbird
- blackeye
- ovenbird
- hairbird
- birdlore
- blacklip
- antibird
- birdshop
- birdcrap
- nonblack
- blackify
- birdsong
- blackdar
- birdcall
- blacktip
- shadbird
- hangbird
- birdfeed
- birdness
- moorbird
- songbird
- railbird
- ladybird
- birdlime
- birdwalk
- birdhood
- blackboy
- reedbird
- snowbird
- beambird
- ringbird
- birdkind
- birdbath
- birdshot
- blacktop
- tickbird
- jailbird
- cagebird
- birdwing
- birdlike
- blackish
- forblack
- birdbolt
- ricebird
- lyrebird
- blackfin
- kingbird
- puffbird
- leafbird
- sea bird
- postblack
- Blackface
- birdsfoot
- blackball
- bloodbird
- stiltbird
- blackbutt
- blackroot
- Blacktown
- frostbird
- blackback
- blackware
- blackgame
- birdwoman
- birdproof
- protobird
- blacklist
- blackskin
- blackness
- moundbird
- blackwood
- lampblack
- blackworm
- blackwash
- blacklead
- friarbird
- waterbird
- blackwork
- stinkbird
- blackster
- wheelbird
- monoblack
- moosebird
- birdbrain
- whalebird
- blackride
- shoeblack
- blackcock
- blackless
- shorebird
- pilotbird
- cedarbird
- birdlover
- plumebird
- blackline
- blackfish
- stonebird
- thornbird
- blackbuck
- antiblack
- grassbird
- birdsweet
- multibird
- skunkbird
- jet-black
- blacktail
- blackcoat
- Blackwood
- blackchin
- doughbird
- scrubbird
- blackspot
- snakebird
- wheatbird
- blackdamp
- pro-black
- sugarbird
- blackjack
- Blackacre
- organbird
- honeybird
- birdhouse
- cage bird
- blackface
- mousebird
- riflebird
- blackpoll
- blackband
- bootblack
- blackspeak
- blackberry
- blacksmelt
- blacksnake
- blackamoor
- blackfella
- birdfucker
- whirlybird
- birdsmouth
- interblack
- birdkeeper
- Blackbeard
- birdcaller
- indigobird
- tropicbird
- blackmouth
- murderbird
- dollarbird
- blackgrass
- butterbird
- blackshirt
- tailorbird
- blackrider
- black swan
- weaverbird
- blackstrap
- blackguard
- blackstart
- blackboard
- transblack
- quasiblack
- blackthorn
- mango-bird
- scape-bird
- blackfulla
- blackwater
- yellowbird
- tinkerbird
- gibberbird
- wattlebird
- birdseller
- blacksmith
- birdfeeder
- blackheart
- bower bird
- blacklight
- blackfaced
- toothblack
- frigatebird
- birdkeeping
- mockingbird
- doctor bird
- birdbrained
- bristlebird
- birdwatcher
- blackfeller
- blacksplain
- blackfellow
- birdspotter
- black Irish
- bird's nest
- apostlebird
- blackbirder
- butcherbird
- blacksalter
- birdcatcher
- Blackophobe
- black light
- thunderbird
- blackophobic
- black-haired
- Sabbathesque
- umbrellabird
- birdcatching
- waterbirding
- blackbirding
- birdwatching
- blackophilia
- birdspotting
- black-hearted
- black truffle
- black sanctus
- mistletoebird
- blackbirdlike
- blackity-black