birdy

Cute flying creature

Birdy is an informal or playful variant of bird, often used when addressing children or in baby talk: Look at the little birdy!

In golf, birdy is an alternate spelling of birdie—a score of one stroke under par on a hole.

The adjective birdy describes something resembling or full of birds: a birdy little chirp, a birdy stretch of woodland.

avian

feathered

Covered with plumage

winged · nesting · perching · songbird · fledgling · plumage · warbling · twittering · cheeping · peeping

golf

eagle

Large predatory bird

putt · green · fairway · tee · hole-in-one · scorecard · handicap · stroke · round · iron

diminutive

little

Small in degree

  • smallLimited in size
  • cuteAttractively charming
  • daintyDelicately small and pretty

tiny · wee · petite · sweet · delicate · darling · precious · dear · endearing · adorable

badminton

shuttlecock

Feathered badminton projectile

net · rally · court · doubles · singles · clear · drive · volley · overhead

Categories
Opposites
creature type

birdyfishy

Arousing doubt, colloquially

earthbound · mammalian · reptilian · grounded · mammal-like

golf scoring

birdybogey

One over par

double bogey · over par · triple bogey · bogeyed

mental state

birdysane

Mentally healthy, clearheaded

grounded · level-headed · sensible · rational · down-to-earth

Phrases
Family

bird, birdie, birdcage, birdhouse, birdies, birdseed, birdlike, birdied, birdwatcher

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G