Parrot

Morpheme

Parrot

Type

free base

Denotation

tropical bird with beautiful plumage and the ability to mimic human speech

Etymology

of unknown origin; possibly from (1) Middle French perrot, from Pierre or (2) Middle French perroquet

Evidence

misparrot, parrot, parrotbill, parroted, parroter, parrotese, parrotfeather, parrotfinch, parrotfish, Parrothead, parrothood, parrothouse, parroting, parrotise, parrotism, parrotize, parrotized, parrotizes, parrotizing, parrotless, parrotlet, parrotlike, parrotling, parrotry, parrots, parrotwise, parroty, unparroted

Notes

<t> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

Psittac(e) [Psittace, Psittac]