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Meaning:

Noun:

  • Any of various resembling birds, usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark
  • Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family ''Alaudidae''.
  • A prank.
  • A romp, frolic, some fun.
  • One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.

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Proper noun:

  • female|from=English from the lark bird.
  • male|from=surnames occasionally transferred from the surnames.
  • from=Middle English|dot= from lark|lang=en as a byname or for a catcher and seller of larks.
  • from=given names|dot= shortened from [[Larkin, a medieval diminutive of Laurence.

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Verb:

  • To frolic, engage in carefree adventure
  • To sport, engage in harmless pranking

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