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biddy

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b?di/
  • Rhymes: -?di

Etymology 1

Derived from Biddy, diminutive form of Bridget. It became a generic name for an Irish maid (US), and then for an old woman.

Noun

biddy (plural biddies)

  1. (derogatory) A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.
  2. (uncommon) An attractive girl.
  3. (archaic, colloquial) An Irish maidservant.
  4. (by extension, derogatory) An Irishwoman.
  5. A name used in calling a hen or chicken, often as "biddy-biddy-biddy".
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

biddy (plural biddies)

  1. (US) Alternative spelling of bitty.

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birdy

English

Etymology

bird +? -y

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?b?di/
  • Rhymes: -??(r)di

Adjective

birdy (comparative more birdy, superlative most birdy)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a bird.
    • 1940, Thomas Wolfe, You Can't Go Home Again
      He was a brisk and birdy little man with a chirping, cheerful voice; and, although he was almost ninety, he always seemed to be in good health and was still immensely active.
  2. (of a gun dog) Excited due to having encountered a bird or its scent.
    I think your dog is getting birdy.

Noun

birdy (plural birdies)

  1. (rare) Alternative spelling of birdie

Anagrams

  • bryid

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