1. A small brown European thrush with a red breast and white abdomen.
Form: robin redbreast (also)
2. A N American thrush, larger than the European robin, with a brick-red breast, black and white speckled throat and white rings around its eyes. 3. Any of various unrelated birds with a red, yellowish or white breast, native to Australia.
Etymology: 16c: a diminutive of the personal name Robert.