birdie

C2+ Topic:Animals

US /ˈbɝdi/ UK /ˈbɜːdi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a small bird; in golf, a hole played one under par

She sank the putt for a birdie on the ninth.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a small bird; in golf, a... bird fowl

Opposites

bogey par eagle

Word family

Related forms bird

Etymology

A diminutive of bird (Old English bridd 'young bird') + -ie; the golf sense arose in early-20th-century American slang from bird meaning 'something excellent'.

bridd Old English

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Topics

Animals

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# birdie

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbɝdi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbɜːdi/

## Meanings
1. a small bird; in golf, a hole played one under par

## Examples
- She sank the putt for a birdie on the ninth.

## Synonyms
- bird
- fowl

## Antonyms
- bogey
- par
- eagle

## Related Forms
- bird

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bridd

## Etymology
A diminutive of bird (Old English bridd 'young bird') + -ie; the golf sense arose in early-20th-century American slang from bird meaning 'something excellent'.

## AI Etymology
Birdie is a diminutive of bird (Old English bridd 'young bird') + -ie; the golf sense arose in early-20th-century American slang from bird meaning 'something excellent'. Important recorded forms include bridd (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a small bird; in golf, a hole played one under par. The wider family includes related words such as bird.

## Topics
- Animals

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