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# birdie

noun (birdies)

«birdie» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A child's word for a small bird. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdie/#m1)
2. In golf, one stroke under par on a hole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdie/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a young prince asks what the birdie sings; «birdie» is a friendly word for a bird

### Examples

- What's that birdie singing? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdie/#x1)
- Look at the little birdie on the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdie/#x2)
- Did you see the birdie blink its eye? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdie/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths; in golf a birdie is one stroke under par, but in school sums it means nothing

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «birdie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdie/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«birdie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/birdie.html) on Mova free.