Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "cuckoo" can be used as noun, verb, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

African emerald cuckoo Asian emerald cuckoo Jacobin cuckoo Maynard's cuckoo Philippine cuckoo-dove black cuckoo-shrike brush cuckoo channel-bill cuckoo channel-billed cuckoo cloud cuckoo land cloud cuckoo-land cloud-cuckoo-land cuckoo bee cuckoo bread cuckoo catfish cuckoo clock cuckoo cry cuckoo dove cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs cuckoo hashing cuckoo pint cuckoo shrike cuckoo sign cuckoo spit cuckoo theory cuckoo wasp cuckoo's egg cuckoo-bread cuckoo-dove cuckoo-finch cuckoo-hawk cuckoo-pint cuckoo-roller cuckoo-spittle cuckoobud cuckooflower cuckooness cuckooshrike drongo cuckoo drongo-cuckoo emerald cuckoo ground cuckoo hawk-cuckoo lesser cuckoo little bronze cuckoo mangrove cuckoo pallid cuckoo pied crested cuckoo pied cuckoo red-chested cuckoo rufous-vented ground-cuckoo yellow-billed cuckoo

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cuculiform bird echo fool muggins repeat sap saphead tomfool

Type Of (IsA)

bird cuculiform bird

Manner Of

repeat

Related Terms

cuculine

Related Terms

bird cloud cuckoo land crazy cuckoo clock cuckoo dove cuckoo pint cuckoo sign cuckoo's egg cuculidae cuculine cuculus canorus repeat sane

Synonym Network

fathead

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.