One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
Happy is the person who not only sings, but feels God's eye is on the sparrow, and knows He watches over me. To be simply ensconced in God is true joy. Alfred A. Montapert
I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who have been called upon to part, even temporarily, from their precious children. Thomas S. Monson
I am only a sparrow amongst a great flock of sparrows. Evita Peron
You had to feel the swell change. You had to go with the change. He told me that. No eye is on the sparrow but he did tell me that. Joan Didion
They were saying, 'Keep this under your hat, but Jack Sparrow's going to die in the second movie.' I went, 'You're kidding me. The fans are going to go berserk.' Geoffrey Rush
sparrow in Afrikaans is mossie
sparrow in Danish is spurv
sparrow in Dutch is mus
sparrow in Finnish is varpunen
sparrow in French is pierrot, moineau, passereau
sparrow in German is Spatz
sparrow in Italian is passero, astore
sparrow in Latin is passer
sparrow in Portuguese is pardal
sparrow in Swedish is sparv
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