Stork

/stɔːk/

The meaning and definition of Stork, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae.
  2. (children's folklore) The mythical bringer of babies to families, or good news.

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Origin

From Middle English stork, from Old English storc.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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