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birdy

birdy

21 7.9
A small bird often named by children
  • noun
  • /ˈbɜrdi/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : pajarito
  • Look at those little birdies playing on the grass.
  • little birdy
  • three birdies
  • seven birdies

Examples

  • Aw, cool off and take a look at the birdies.

    The Toast of New York (1937)

  • I prefer to hear birdies and cicadas through the open windows.

    Blog text (12)

  • Well, I got a lot of birdies on the street, man.

    Easter Sunday (2022)

  • But why would anyone force her to stay inside a place where the wild birdies like these fly crazy?

    Fiction book (1994)

  • These are some little birds getting a little birdie bath.

  • I see those birdies singing, the message in the ear.

    Movie Movie (1978)

  • A little birdie told me it was someone's birthday.

  • Look what I found, two little birdies itchy to fly.

    Titan A.E. (2000)

  • Little birdies, take wing

    Shrek the Third (2007)

  • Hear the birdies cheeping?

    Jersey Girl (2004)

Synonyms

birdie
vsbirdy
  • Baby Talk
36 1.4

A small bird people talk about in a friendly way to children

is more childish and informal rather than merely affectionate
dickybird
vsbirdy
  • Archaic
1 9.6

A small bird people talk about to children

is broader childish or informal speech, not only a child address
dickeybird
vsbirdy
  • Archaic
9.9

A small bird that adults point out to children

is more childish in tone rather than a neutral child reference
dicky-bird
vsbirdy
  • Archaic
9.6

A small bird adults often mention to children

is more childish and childlike in general use, not only adult speech
dickey-bird
vsbirdy
  • Baby Talk
9.9

A small bird adults call when talking to children

is the general childish or informal label without regional restriction

How Small

dicky-bird
  • Archaic
9.6
birdy
  • Baby Talk
21 7.9
bird
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

birdy singular
birdies plural

Morphology

birdy = bird (transparent) = bird + y

Formed by adding the diminutive/informal '-y' to 'bird', indicating a small or affectionate referent, which learners can infer.

Etymology

The noun birdy is a childlike form of bird with the small, friendly ending -y, like in doggy or kitty, which makes things sound little or cute. So birdy is an informal way to say a small or cute bird.