Meaning ofmonkin English

Noun

1. a male devotee of a monastic order; religious service
2. a solitary hermit or eremite; opposed to communal living
3. a man living alone; isolated
   The old monk lived a solitary life in the mountains.
4. a type of South American monkey (Pithecia monachus)
   The monk is a small primate native to South America.
5. a bird species (Pyrrhula pyrrhula); also known as bullfinch
   In the garden, a bullfinch, also called a monk, perched on a branch.
6. a type of fish
   The aquarium featured a colorful monk fish swimming near the coral.
7. a colloquial term for monkey
   The little boy excitedly watched a monk playing tricks at the zoo.