Definition of monkey Monkey
/mʌˈŋki/ - [mungkee] - mon•key
We found 22 definitions of monkey from 8 different sources.
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What does monkey mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: monkeys |
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| monkey - any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians) | ||
| primate any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet | ||
| catarrhine, old world monkey of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together | ||
| monkey - one who is playfully mischievous | ||
| imp, scamp, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag | ||
| youngster, minor, tiddler, tike, nestling, nipper, small fry, tyke, shaver, fry, child, kid young bird not yet fledged | ||
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Wiktionary 
- monkey (Noun)
Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, and cheek pouches. - monkey (Noun)
A mischievous child. - monkey (Noun)
Five hundred pounds sterling. - monkey (Noun)
A person or the role of the person on the sidecar platform of a motorcycle involved in sidecar racing. - monkey (Noun)
A person with minimal intelligence and/or bad looks. - monkey (Noun)
A face card. - monkey (Noun)
A menial employee who does a repetitive job. - monkey (Verb)
To meddle; to mess with; to interfere; to fiddle.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- monkey (n.)
In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. - monkey (n.)
Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs. - monkey (n.)
Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons. - monkey (n.)
A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child. - monkey (n.)
The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging. - monkey (n.)
A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. - monkey (v. t. & i.)
To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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monkey
A primate from the group "New World monkeys" or "Old World monkeys" (Simiiformes, excluding the superfamily Hominoidea or apes) that lives mainly in rainforests and is distinguished from an Ape by its smaller size and its tail.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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monkey
A machine composed of a long pig of iron, traversing in a groove, which is raised by a pulley, and let fall suddenly on the head of large bolts for driving them. A larger kind is used in pile-driving. Also, a kind of wooden kid for grog. Also, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, a small trading vessel. Also, passion; as a man's "monkey is up." Also, a machine with which the hercules facilitates the welding of anchors.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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monkey
To suck the monkey; to suck or draw wine, or any other liquor, privately out of a cask, by means of a straw, or small tube. Monkey's allowance; more kicks than halfpence. Who put that monkey on horseback without tying his legs? vulgar wit on a bad horseman.
Wikipedia 
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Monkeys are a kind of primate. There are many different kinds of monkeys. Monkeys mostly live in trees. They usually eat bananas, fruits, and leaves. They can be kept as pets. Monkeys can live in forests, and are commonly found in all the rainforests of the world.
A group of monkeys is called a "mission" of monkeys or a "tribe" of monkeys.
Some monkeys are very small, about 15 cm long and 120 g in weight, while other monkeys can be very big, about 1 meter long and 35 kg in weight.
There are two types of monkeys, New World monkeys and Old World monkeys. New World Monkeys live in America and Old World monkeys live in Africa and Asia.
Smallest monkey.
The smallest known monkey is the Pygmy Marmoset. It is about 14-16cm in size (without the tail). It weighs about 120 grams. It lives in the treetops of rainforests in Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. The largest known monkey is the Mandrill. It can grow to about 1 m in size. Adults weigh up to 35 kg.
Ape.
There is another group of primate, which almost looks like monkeys. This group is called the Apes. They do not have tails and are bigger.
Origin.
The name monkey may have come from a German story called "Reynard the Fox" which was written around 1580. In this story, a character named "Moneke" is the son of "Martin the Ape". The word Moneke may be from the Italian "monna", which means "a female ape."
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