cuckoo
Nest-stealing songbird
A cuckoo is a bird known for its distinctive two-note call and for laying eggs in other birds' nests—leaving unwitting foster parents to raise its young.
Cuckoo clocks mimic the call.
As an adjective, cuckoo means crazy or foolish: That plan is completely cuckoo.
The informal sense likely comes from the bird's repetitive, obsessive-sounding cry.
Wildly irrational, unhinged
- battyMildly eccentric or daft
- loopyMildly crazy, informal
- nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored
- bananasCurved yellow fruit
daft · mad · barmy · crackers · mental · unhinged · deranged · touched
Animal-built shelter for young
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- broodHatchlings as a group
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- hostOne receiving guests
fledgling · migration · warbler · songbird · woodland · feathers · beak · perch
Musical piece with words
- cryVocal expression of emotion
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- echoReflected sound wave
- repetitionAct of redoing
distinctive · herald · announce · resonance · acoustics · auditory · ringing · frequency
Wooden mountain cottage
- SwissOf a neutral alpine nation
- GermanCentral European language
- Black ForestSouthwestern German highlands
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
weights · hourly · chime · mechanical · carved · wooden · timepiece · antique
Year's fourth month
- MayYear's fifth month
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- migrationMovement to new territory
nesting · blossom · renewal · awakening · vernal · greenery · warmth · folklore
Small capped North American songbird
- hoopoeCrested Afro-Eurasian bird
- peeweeDiminutive person or thing
- bobolinkNorth American meadow songbird
- killdeerNorth American shorebird
whippoorwill · bobwhite · towhee · curlew · kookaburra
bonkers
Wildly irrational, unhinged
bananas · daft · mad · barmy · crackers · mental · unhinged · deranged · touched · screwy
nest
Animal-built shelter for young
host · fledgling · migration · warbler · songbird · woodland · feathers · beak · perch · hedge
song
Musical piece with words
repetition · distinctive · herald · announce · resonance · acoustics · auditory · ringing · frequency · harmonics
chalet
Wooden mountain cottage
- SwissOf a neutral alpine nation
- GermanCentral European language
- Black ForestSouthwestern German highlands
pendulum · weights · hourly · chime · mechanical · carved · wooden · timepiece · antique · figurine
April
Year's fourth month
migration · nesting · blossom · renewal · awakening · vernal · greenery · warmth · folklore · omen
chickadee
Small capped North American songbird
- hoopoeCrested Afro-Eurasian bird
- peeweeDiminutive person or thing
- bobolinkNorth American meadow songbird
killdeer · whippoorwill · bobwhite · towhee · curlew · kookaburra
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- Eurasian wildlifeSiberian tiger, giant panda, red panda, snow leopard, Asian elephant
- Reduplicativesbye-bye, mama, papa, haha, yo-yo
- European birdsrobin, blackbird, sparrow, thrush, finch
- bird parasitesgapeworm, blackhead, eyeworms, ectoparasites, endoparasites
- brood parasitescowbird, honeyguide, whydah
cuckoonurturing
Supportive care-giving
doting · protective mother · maternal · paternal · caregiving
- cuckoo clocksWall timepieces with emerging birds
- cuckoo's nestBrood parasite's home
- cloud cuckoo landRealm of absurd optimism
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- cuckoo's eggParasitic bird's planted offspring
- cuckoo for Cocoa PuffsIrrationally obsessed with something
cuckoos, cuckold, cuckoldry, cuckoo clock, cuckolding, cuckolded, cuckoo clocks