a small Old World songbird, Erithacus rubecula, related to the thrushes: family Muscicapidae. The male has a brown back, orange-red breast and face, and grey underparts
2.
a North American thrush, Turdus migratorius, similar to but larger than the Old World robin
3.
any of various similar birds having a reddish breast
Word origin
C16: arbitrary use of given name
Examples of 'robin redbreast' in a sentence
robin redbreast
This rotund robin redbreast is causing a flap at a reservoir.