Link Centre Dictionary

finch

UK/fɪnt͡ʃ/ US/ˈfɪntʃ/ fairly common slang uk

noun

1.

any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

Origin

From Middle English fynch, from Old English finċ, from Proto-West Germanic *finki, from Proto-Germanic *finkiz (compare Dutch vink, German Fink), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pingos (“chaffinch”).

Phrases

  • Abert's finch
  • Baltimore finch
  • Bengalese finch
  • blue finch
  • bramble finch
  • brambling finch
  • canary finch
  • Cassin finch

Related words

Broader terms

Narrower terms

Parts

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.