thrush

Meaning

1. Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.
2. (US, colloquial) A female singer.

Synonyms

candidiasis

aphtha

catbird

mavis

moniliasis

nightingale

throstle

yeast infection

dandy

drub

gallant

lily of the valley

mycotic stomatitis

white mouth

mourning dove

grey shrike-thrush

ousel

ouzel

song thrush

sprue

puaiohi

lily‐of‐the‐valley

blackbird

saccharomycosis

bubble gum

candidosis

chanterelle

chat

chewing gum

chicle

Translations

Drossel

grive

tordo

tordo

lijster

zorzal

turdus

candidose

tordo

turda

tourd

τσίχλα

tordo grigio

muguet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θɹʌʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: thrusche

Inherited from Old English: þrysċe

Inherited from Old English: þræsċe

Cognate with German: Drossel

Cognate with Old Norse: þrǫstr

Cognate with Latin: turdus

Cognate with Lithuanian: strazdas

Cognate with Middle Irish: truid

Cognate with Welsh: drudwy

Cognate with Church Slavic: дрозгъ

Cognate with Russian: дрозд

Cognate with Icelandic: þröstur

Cognate with Danish: trøske

In summary

From Middle English thrusche, þrusch, þresche, from a combination of Old English þrysċe (from Proto-Germanic *þruskijǭ, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *þruskō) and Old English þræsċe (from Proto-Germanic *þrauskǭ and/or *þrastuz); all from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos (“thrush”).
Cognate with German Drossel, Old Norse þrǫstr, Latin turdus, Lithuanian strazdas (“thrush”), Middle Irish truid, Welsh drudwy (“starling”), Old Church Slavonic дрозгъ (drozgŭ), Russian дрозд (drozd).