BIRD


Meaning of BIRD in English

/ bɜːd; NAmE bɜːrd/ noun

1.

a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. Most birds can fly :

a bird's nest with two eggs in it

a species of bird

The area has a wealth of bird life.

—see also game bird , seabird , songbird , waterbird

2.

( BrE , slang , sometimes offensive ) a way of referring to a young woman

—see also dolly bird

3.

( informal ) a person of a particular type, especially sb who is strange or unusual in some way :

a wise old bird

She is that rare bird: a politician with a social conscience.

IDIOMS

- be (strictly) for the birds

- the bird has flown

- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

- the birds and the bees

- a bird's-eye view (of sth)

- birds of a feather (flock together)

- give sb / get the bird

—more at early adjective , kill verb , little adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English brid chick, fledgling , of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.