robin
French, noun/ʁɔ.bɛ̃/
robin is spelled R-O-B-I-N (5 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Robin is a French masculine noun meaning “sheep, calf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne de peu, prétentieuse ou sotte”.
What does robin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineobsoletesheep, calf
noun
- 1
archaicderogatorymasculinelawyer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne de peu, prétentieuse ou sotte. 2. Mouton, taureau.
noun: 1. Terme de mépris, de dénigrement ou de plaisanterie dont on se sert en parlant des gens de robe (les magistrats). 2. Avocat.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of robin
- robins plural
- robine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce robin?
- /ʁɔ.bɛ̃/
- \ʁɔ.bɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is robin in French?
robin appears 15 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).