Dictionary Definition
squab adj : short and fat [syn: squabby]
Noun
1 flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or
braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled [syn:
dove]
2 a soft padded sofa
3 an unfledged pigeon
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
Synonyms
- (baby pigeon): piper, pigeon chick, young pigeon
- (baby rook): rook chick, young rook
Translations
baby pigeon
- French: pigeonneau
- Hungarian: galambfióka
- Serbian: golupče
baby rook
- French: bébé corneille, bébé freux, petit de la corneille, petit du freux
- Hungarian: varjúfióka
- Serbian: goluždravac
thick cushion
- Hungarian: díványpárna
Extensive Definition
Squab can mean either
- A young domestic pigeon
- The meat from such a bird i.e. Squab (food)
- A cushion for a chair or couch
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Cornish hen, avifauna, baby bird, bear, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno,
bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey,
birdie, birdlife, birdy, broiler, cage bird, caille, canard, caneton, capon, chapon, chick, chicken, crowd, crush, cygnet, dindon, diving bird, dove, duck, duckling, dumpy, eagle, eaglet, faisan, fish-eating bird,
fledgling, flightless
bird, fowl, fruit-eating
bird, fryer, fulmar, game bird, goose, grouse, guinea hen, insect-eating
bird, jam, migrant, migratory bird,
nestling, oie, oscine bird, owl, partridge, passerine bird,
peacock, peafowl, peahen, perching bird, pheasant, pigeon, pigeonneau, poulet, push, quail, ratite, roaster, sea bird, seed-eating
bird, shore bird, slop,
songbird, squash, squeeze, squish, stewing chicken, storm
petrel, stormy petrel, stubby, stumpy, swan, thick, thickset, turkey, volaille, wading bird, warbler, water bird, waterfowl, wild duck, wildfowl