Birdie

See also: birdie

English

Etymology

From birdie (“little bird”). Also used as a diminutive of Bertha.

Proper noun

Birdie

1. A female given name from English.
   • 2011 October 27, Lori Lansens, Rush Home Road, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     “Don't call me Beatrice, Leam. I don't like Beatrice and I told you so before.” He acted contrite. “I'm sorry, Birdie.”

   • 2020 June 2, Lisa Jewell, The Family Upstairs: A Novel, Atria Books, →ISBN, page 238:

     Meet Birdie Dunlop - Evers . Or Bridget Elspeth Veronica Dunlop - Evers , to give her her full name . Born in Gloucestershire in April 1964.

2. An effective or child's term for any (small) bird. (1999: Oxford Dictionary of Slang, p. 130)

Anagrams

• Bridie, bridie, ebriid