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bird `noun` [ bəːd ]

• a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly.

Similar: fowl, songbird, warbler, passerine, bird of prey, raptor, chick, fledgling, nestling, avifauna, feathered friend, birdie,

• a person of a specified kind or character.

• "she's a sharp old bird"

• a young woman or a girlfriend.

Origin: Old English brid ‘chick, fledgling’, of unknown origin.

the bird has flown

• the person one is looking for has escaped or left.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

• it's better to be content with what you have than to risk losing everything by seeking to get more.

the birds and the bees

• basic facts about sex and reproduction, as told to a child.

birds of a feather flock together

• people of the same sort or with the same tastes and interests will be found together.
"these health professionals sure were birds of a feather"

do bird

• serve a prison sentence.

flip someone the bird

• stick one's middle finger up at someone as a sign of contempt or anger.

for the birds

• not worthy of consideration.

get the bird

• be booed or jeered at.

give someone the bird

• boo or jeer at someone.

have a bird

• be very shocked or agitated.
"I would have a bird if my kids did this"

a little bird told me

• used to indicate that the speaker knows something but chooses to keep the identity of their informant secret.
"a little bird told me it was your birthday"