What does Sparrow mean?

Definitions for Sparrow
ˈspær oʊspar·row

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Sparrow.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sparrow, true sparrownoun

    any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects

  2. hedge sparrow, sparrow, dunnock, Prunella modularisnoun

    small brownish European songbird

Wiktionary

  1. sparrownoun

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

  2. sparrownoun

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

  3. sparrownoun

    A member of the family Emberizidae, comprising small New World songbirds.

  4. sparrownoun

    Generically, any small, nondescript bird.

  5. sparrownoun

    A quick-witted, lively person. Often used in the phrase cockney sparrow.

  6. Etymology: From sparwe, sparowe, from spearwa, from sparwô, from sper(w)-. Cognate with Dutch spreeuw, Spar, Sperling, Danish spurv, sparv, Breton frao, Tocharian A spārāñ, Ancient Greek πσαρ.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sparrownoun

    A small bird.

    Etymology: spearwa , Saxon.

    Dismay’d not this
    Macbeth and Banquo? Yes,
    As sparrows, eagles; or the hare, the lion. William Shakespeare.

    There is great probability that a thousand sparrows will fly away at the sight of a hawk among them. Isaac Watts.

Wikipedia

  1. Sparrow

    Sparrow is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé. It was released on 15 March 2019 by Virgin EMI Records as the lead single from her third studio album, Real Life. "Sparrow" was written by Sandé primarily, with Laidi Saliasi credited as an additional songwiter. The track was produced by percussionist Troy Miller, with Sandé serving as a co-producer. The song, a power ballad with gospel influences, features lyrics which Sandé described as being inspired by the "intoxicating positivity" of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti.

ChatGPT

  1. sparrow

    A sparrow is a small, plump, seed-eating bird, typically with brown or grey plumage, short wings, and a stout bill. Sparrows belong to the family Passeridae which includes several species found all around the world. They are known for their adaptable nature and can be found in diverse environments including gardens, cities, and countryside. They are also known for their distinctive chirping song.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sparrownoun

    one of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House

  2. Sparrownoun

    any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge

  3. Etymology: [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sprr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf. Spavin.]

Wikidata

  1. Sparrow

    The sparrows are a family of small passerine birds, Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a genus of the family Passer. They are distinct from both the American sparrows, in the family Emberizidae, and from a few other birds sharing their name, such as the Java Sparrow of the family Estrildidae. Many species nest on buildings, and the House and Eurasian Tree Sparrows in particular inhabit cities in large numbers, so sparrows may be the most familiar of all wild birds. They are primarily seed-eaters, though they also consume small insects. Some species scavenge for food around cities and, like gulls or Rock Doves, will happily eat virtually anything in small quantities.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sparrow

    spar′ō, n. an Old World genus of birds of fringilline family.—ns. Sparr′ow-bill, a small shoe-nail, so called from its shape—also Spar′able; Sparr′ow-grass, asparagus; Sparr′ow-hawk, a genus of long-legged, short-winged falcons, like the goshawks, but smaller.—adj. Sparr′ow-tail (see Swallow-tail). [A.S. spearwa; Goth. sparwa, Ice. spörr, Ger. sper-ling.]

Suggested Resources

  1. sparrow

    Song lyrics by sparrow -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by sparrow on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SPARROW

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sparrow is ranked #4657 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Sparrow surname appeared 7,614 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Sparrow.

    69.4% or 5,290 total occurrences were White.
    25.2% or 1,921 total occurrences were Black.
    2.1% or 165 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2% or 152 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.6% or 47 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 39 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sparrow in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sparrow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Sparrow in a Sentence

  1. Savannah Guthrie:

    I saw a courtroom packed full of Captain Jack Sparrow fans who were vocal, energized. This was the most humiliating and horrible thing I’ve ever been through. I’ve never felt more removed from my own humanity. I felt less than human.

  2. Henry David Thoreau:

    I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn.

  3. Eric Berne:

    The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.

  4. Marcus Aurelius:

    Some things are rushing into existence, others out of it. Some of what now exists is already gone. Change and flux constantly remake the world, just as the incessant progression of time remakes eternity. We find ourselves in a river. Which of the things around us should we value when none of them can offer a firm foothold? Like an attachment to a sparrow: we glimpse it and it’s gone.

  5. Anouk Aimee:

    Cosmic upheaval is not so moving as a little child pondering the death of a sparrow in the corner of a barn.

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