bird

English

/bɜːd/, /bɝd/, [bɜɪd], /bɜd/

noun

Definitions

A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.
(slang) A man, fellow.
(UK) A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
(UK) Girlfriend.
(slang) An airplane.
(slang) A satellite.
(obsolete) A chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English brid inherited from Old English bird.

Origin

Old English

bird

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-'s English
ant English
antbird English
antibird English
apostle English
apostlebird English
bath English
beam English
beambird English
bell English
bellbird English
bird's nest English
birdbath English
birdbolt English
birdbox English
birdbrain English
birdbrained English
birdcage English
birdcall English
birdcaller English
birdcare English
birdcatcher English
birdcatching English
birdcrap English
birddom English
birder English
birdeye English
birdfeed English
birdfeeder English
birdfucker English
birdhood English
birdhouse English
birdie English
birdikin English
birding English
birdish English
birdishly English
birdishness English
birdkeeper English
birdkeeping English
birdkind English
birdless English
birdlessness English
birdlet English
birdlife English
birdlike English
birdlikeness English
birdlime English
birdling English
birdlore English
birdlover English
birdly English
birdmom English
birdnap English
birdnapper English
birdness English
birdo English
birdproof English
birdseed English
birdseller English
birdsfoot English
birdshit English
birdshop English
birdshot English
birdsit English
birdskin English
birdsmouth English
birdsome English
birdsong English
birdspotter English
birdspotting English
birdsweet English
birdwalk English
birdwatcher English
birdwatching English
birdwing English
birdwoman English
birdy English
birdysit English
black English
blackbird English
blackbirder English
blackbirding English
blackbirdlike English
blood English
bloodbird English
blue English
bluebird English
bolt English
bower English
bower bird English
box English
brain English
brained English
bristle English
bristlebird English
butcher English
butcherbird English
butter English
butterbird English
cage English
cage bird English
cagebird English
call English
caller English
care English
cat English
catbird English
catcher English
catching English
cedar English
cedarbird English
cock English
cockbird English
cow English
cowbird English
crap English
doctor English
doctor bird English
dollar English
dollarbird English
dough English
doughbird English
dun English
dunbird English
eye English
feed English
feeder English
fern English
fernbird English
fig English
figbird English
fire English
firebird English
foot English
friar English
friarbird English
frigate English
frigatebird English
frost English
frostbird English
fucker English
game English
gamebird English
gaol English
gaolbird English
gibber English
gibberbird English
grass English
grassbird English
gun English
gunbird English
hair English
hairbird English
hang English
hangbird English
hay English
haybird English
home English
homebird English
honey English
honeybird English
house English
hum English
humbird English
ice English
icebird English
indigo English
indigobird English
jail English
jailbird English
jay English
jaybird English
keeper English
keeping English
king English
kingbird English
lady English
ladybird English
landbirding English
leaf English
leafbird English
life English
lime English
lore English
love English
lovebird English
lover English
lyre English
lyrebird English
mango English
mango-bird English
mistletoe English
mistletoebird English
mocking English
mockingbird English
mom English
moor English
moorbird English
moose English
moosebird English
mound English
moundbird English
mouse English
mousebird English
mouth English
multibird English
murder English
murderbird English
nest English
nonbird English
nonbirder English
nonbirding English
nonsongbird English
oil English
oilbird English
organ English
organbird English
oven English
ovenbird English
ox English
oxbird English
pilot English
pilotbird English
plume English
plumebird English
protobird English
puff English
puffbird English
rail English
railbird English
rain English
rainbird English
red English
redbird English
reed English
reedbird English
rice English
ricebird English
rifle English
riflebird English
ring English
ringbird English
sand English
sandbird English
scape English
scape-bird English
scrub English
scrubbird English
sea English
sea bird English
seabird English
seed English
seller English
shad English
shadbird English
shit English
shitbird English
shop English
shore English
shorebird English
shot English
sit English
skin English
skunk English
skunkbird English
snake English
snakebird English
snow English
snowbird English
snowbirding English
song English
songbird English
songbirdlike English
songling English
spotter English
spotting English
stilt English
stiltbird English
stink English
stinkbird English
stone English
stonebird English
sugar English
sugarbird English
sun English
sunbird English
surf English
surfbird English
sweet English
tailor English
tailorbird English
thorn English
thornbird English
thunder English
thunderbird English
tick English
tickbird English
tinker English
tinkerbird English
tropic English
tropicbird English
umbrella English
umbrellabird English
unbirdlike English
walk English
wall English
wallbird English
war English
warbird English
watcher English
watching English
water English
waterbird English
waterbirding English
wattle English
wattlebird English
wax English
waxbird English
weaver English
weaverbird English
werebird English
wet English
wetbird English
whale English
whalebird English
wheat English
wheatbird English
wheel English
wheelbird English
whip English
whipbird English
whirly English
whirlybird English
wing English
wire English
wirebird English
yard English
yardbird English
yellow English
yellowbird English
sinikka Finnish
birdwatching Italian
birdie Dutch, Flemish
birdie French
*keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
バードウォッチング Japanese
ラブバード Japanese
bird Old English
bridd Old English
birdis nest Middle English
blakebird Middle English
brid Middle English
böd Volapük
bödav Volapük
bödil Volapük
bed Kriol
bujabed Kriol