[par-uh
t] 
| 1. | any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets. |
| 2. | a person who, without thought or understanding, merely repeats the words or imitates the actions of another. |
| 3. | to repeat or imitate without thought or understanding. |
| 4. | to teach to repeat or imitate in such a fashion. |
| par·rot (pār'ət) n.
To repeat or imitate, especially without understanding. [Probably from French dialectal Perrot, diminutive of Pierre, Peter.] par'rot·er n. |
