birdie C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities 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... birdfowl ↔ Opposites bogeypareagle Word family Related forms bird Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities markdown