bird

CEFRA1

/ˈbɜːd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A man, fellow.

Examples

  • I'd rather be a bird than a fish.

  • A bird’s nest with two eggs in it

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A young bird, a nestling.

  2. An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.

  3. An aircraft.

More examples

In context

  • The early bird catches the worm.

  • Mike went out with his bird last night.

  • Ducks and sparrows are birds.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bird, brid, from Old English bridd (“chick, fledgling, chicken”), of uncertain origin (see Old English bridd for more). Originally from a term used of birds that could not fly (chicks, fledglings, chickens) as opposed to the general Old English term for flying birds, fugol (modern fowl). Gradually replaced fowl as the most common term starting in the 14th century. The "booing/jeering" and "vulgar hand gesture" senses derived from the expression “to give the big bird”, as in “to hiss someone like a goose”, dated in the mid‐18th century.