n.
Pronunciation: ' spa-( ˌ )r ō
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English sparow, from Old English spearwa; akin to Old High German sparo sparrow
Date: before 12th century
1 : any of a genus ( Passer of the family Passeridae) of small chiefly brownish or grayish Old World oscine songbirds that include some which have been widely introduced especially : HOUSE SPARROW
2 : any of numerous finches (family Emberizidae) that are New World birds (as the song sparrow or tree sparrow) resembling the Old World sparrows
– spar · row · like \ -r ō - ˌ l ī k, -r ə - ˌ l ī k \ adjective