English noun: babbler | |||
1. | babbler (person) an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker | ||
Synonyms | chatterbox, chatterer, magpie, prater, spouter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer | ||
2. | babbler (animal) any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae | ||
Synonyms | cackler | ||
Broader (hypernym) | oscine, oscine bird | ||
Member meronym | genus Timalia, Timalia | ||