/ 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.
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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.