parrot

UK: /ˈpærət/ US: /ˈpærət/ ,(par′ət)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

par•rot /ˈpærət/   n. [countable]

1. Birds a noisy, often brightly colored bird, principally of the tropics:
   Some parrots can imitate human speech.
2. one who, without thought or understanding, repeats the words of another.

v. [~ + object]

3. to repeat without thought or understanding:
   The students parroted the answers back.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

par•rot  (par′ət), n. 

1. Birds any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
2. a person who, without thought or understanding, merely repeats the words or imitates the actions of another.

v.t. 

3. to repeat or imitate without thought or understanding.
4. to teach to repeat or imitate in such a fashion.

• Middle French P(i)errot, diminutive of Pierre (see parakeet), though a comparable sense of the French word is not known until the 18th century
• apparently 1515–25

par′rot•like′, adj. 
par′rot•y, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

parrot / ˈpærət/ noun

1. any bird of the tropical and subtropical order Psittaciformes, having a short hooked bill, compact body, bright plumage, and an ability to mimic sounds
2. a person who repeats or imitates the words or actions of another unintelligently
3. sick as a parrot ⇒ extremely disappointed

verb ( -rots, -roting, -roted)

1. (transitive) to repeat or imitate mechanically without understanding

Etymology: 16th Century: probably from French paroquet; see parakeet

ˈparrotry noun