droid

== English == === Alternative forms === 'droid (archaic) === Etymology === Clipping of android (“robot designed to look and act like a human being”). Coined by the American science fiction author Mari Wolf (born 1926) in the story “Robots of the World! Arise!” (1952), and popularized by the film Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, 1977): see the quotations. === Pronunciation === enPR: droid (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA(key): /dɹɔɪ̯d/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /dɹoɪ̯d/ (India) IPA(key): /ɖɾɔ(ː)jɖ/ Rhymes: -ɔɪd Hyphenation: droid === Noun === droid (plural droids) (originally and chiefly science fiction) A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android). (chiefly US, derogatory) A person having the qualities of an android; one with few or no emotions or little personality, or who acts in an unthinking manner; a robot. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === android (robot) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia droid (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “droid”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 38. Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2026), “droid, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. “droid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === dorid == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English droid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdrɔ.it/ Rhymes: -ɔit Syllabification: dro‧id === Noun === droid m animal or m inan (female equivalent droidka) (chiefly science fiction) droid (a robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human [an android]) ==== Declension ==== Masculine animal: Masculine inanimate: === Further reading === “droid”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /drɔi̯d/ Rhymes: -ɔi̯d Hyphenation: droid === Verb === droid soft mutation of troid === Mutation ===