English sparrow

noun

A very common small bird of the species Passer domesticus.

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house sparrowIndian sparrowIndian house sparrowsparrsparrerspadgerspadgickphilip
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Meanings

nounEnglish sparrow (plural English sparrows)

plural English sparrows

  1. A very common small bird of the species Passer domesticus.

    Synonyms: house sparrow, Indian sparrow, Indian house sparrow, sparr, sparrer, spadger, spadgick, philip

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA very common small bird of the species Passer domesticus.

Similar
house sparrowIndian sparrowIndian house sparrowsparrsparrerspadgerspadgickphilipspuggyspursprigspatziespotsie

More synonyms by meaning

nounsmall hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe

Similar
house sparrowPasser domesticus
Broader
sparrowtrue sparrow
Also see
house sparrow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

English sparrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20sparrow

MLA

“English sparrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20sparrow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “English sparrow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20sparrow.

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