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noun

any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail. Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.

any of various similar, unrelated birds, especially any of several Old World warblers.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English wrenn(e), Old English wrenna, obscurely akin to Old High German wrendilo, Old Norse rindill

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noun

Sir Christopher, 1632–1723, English architect.

Percival Christopher, 1885–1941, English novelist.

noun (sometimes lowercase) Chiefly British Informal.

a member of the Wrens.

Origin:
1915–20

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wren (rɛn)

—n
1.	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
2.	any of various similar birds of the families Muscicapidae (Australian warblers), Xenicidae (New Zealand wrens), etc

[Old English wrenna, werna; related to Old High German wrendo, rentilo, Old Norse rindill]

Wren¹ (rɛn)

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

[C20: from the abbreviation WRNS]

Wren² (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

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Word Origin & History

wren

O.E. wrenna, metathesis variation of earlier werna, a W.Gmc. word of uncertain origin. Cf. Icel. rindill, O.H.G. wrendo, wrendilo "wren." The bird's name in other languages usually denotes "royalty" (cf. L. regulus), in reference to its golden crest.

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