"birdy" meaning in All languages combined

See birdy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbɝdi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-birdy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more birdy [comparative], most birdy [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)di Etymology: bird + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bird|y}} bird + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} birdy (comparative more birdy, superlative most birdy)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a bird.
    Sense id: en-birdy-en-adj-rD7uUf1n
  2. (of a gun dog) Excited due to having encountered a bird or its scent.
    Sense id: en-birdy-en-adj-pF28NYoZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 41 27 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 3 52 23 22
  3. (Canada, colloquial) Alternative form of bird (“easy to pass”). Tags: Canada, alt-of, alternative, colloquial Alternative form of: bird (extra: easy to pass)

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɝdi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-birdy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: birdies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)di Etymology: bird + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bird|y}} bird + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} birdy (plural birdies)
  1. (rare) Alternative spelling of birdie Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: birdie
    Sense id: en-birdy-en-noun-baYpXw9g

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for birdy meaning in All languages combined (4.4kB)

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