"Birdie" meaning in All languages combined

See Birdie on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From birdie (“little bird”). Also used as a diminutive of Bertha. Etymology templates: {{m|en|birdie||little bird}} birdie (“little bird”), {{m|en|Bertha}} Bertha Head templates: {{en-prop}} Birdie
  1. A female given name from English. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Birdie-en-name-2onTjvcs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. An effective or child's term for any (small) bird. (1999: Oxford Dictionary of Slang, p. 130)
    Sense id: en-Birdie-en-name-FI6t7WIs

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