parr

Meaning

1. Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.
2. A young leveret.

Synonyms

baby

👶

brandling

calf

cub

grilse

kelt

kitten

par

pink

salmon

young

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɑː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Compare Scottish Gaelic bradan (“salmon”).
For the salmon life stage, the word originates from the old English parren (“to enclose”), referring to the spots running along the side of the fish, resembling the bars of a fence.