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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'wren': /ˈrɛn/; 'Wren': /'rɛn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɛn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ren)

wren /rɛn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Birdsa small songbird with streaked or spotted brown-gray coloring.

wren (ren),USA pronunciation n.

Birdsany of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, esp. Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail. Cf. house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
Birdsany of various similar, unrelated birds, esp. any of several Old World warblers.

Middle English wrenn(e), Old English wrenna, obscurely akin to Old High German wrendilo, Old Norse rindill bef. 900

Wren (ren),USA pronunciation n.

Biographical Sir Christopher, 1632–1723, English architect.
Biographical Percival Christopher, 1885–1941, English novelist.

Wren (ren),USA pronunciation n. (sometimes l.c.) [Chiefly Brit. Informal.]

British Termsa member of the Wrens.

1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

wren /rɛn/ n

any small brown passerine songbird of the chiefly American family Troglodytidae, esp Troglodytes troglodytes (wren in Britain, winter wren in the US and Canada). They have a slender bill and feed on insects
any of various similar birds of the families Muscicapidae (Australian warblers), Xenicidae (New Zealand wrens), etc

Etymology: Old English wrenna, werna; related to Old High German wrendo, rentilo, Old Norse rindill

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Wren /rɛn/ n

informal (in Britain and certain other nations) a member of the former Women's Royal Naval Service

Etymology: 20th Century: from the abbreviation WRNS

Wren /rɛn/ n

Sir Christopher. 1632–1723, English architect. He designed St Paul's Cathedral and over 50 other London churches after the Great Fire as well as many secular buildings

'wren' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

emu-wren - Greenwich - jenny - Monument - rifleman - Saint Paul's - WRNS - antwren - cactus wren - Carolina wren - crackie - house wren - marsh wren - rock wren - tomtit - winter wren - Wrens - wren-tit - sedge wren - short-billed marsh wren - St. Paul's

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Synonyms: small bird, bird, Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, more...

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