birdie
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈbɜrdi/
- Baby Talk
:
pajarito
- Look at that little birdie perched on the branch!
- a little birdie
- a pretty birdie
- Here, birdie
So spread your wings, little birdie fly.
- So spread your wings, little birdie fly.
- I also heard from a little birdie that I'm going to be getting one of the the first in existence.
Examples
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Why, hello there, little birdie.
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A little birdie flew over here ahead of you.
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A little birdie told me that you were in town.
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Sing, little birdie, sing, little birdie, sing, sing.
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Look at the birdie... look at the tree.
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Come here, birdie, birdie, birdie.
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Let us see you fly again, little birdie.
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Smile for the birdie, Luis.
Fiction book (2000) -
A little birdie told me, and my little birdies are reliable.
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Hey, little birdie.
Synonyms
21
7.9
A small bird often named by children
1
9.6
A small bird people talk about to children
A small bird that adults point out to children
A small bird adults often mention to children
Idioms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Birdie for a small bird is a friendly form of bird with the little ending -ie, like doggie or kitty, used when people speak to children or show affection. So calling a bird a birdie makes it sound small and cute.