Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun ‘Birdie’: a pet name.
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Examples
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"I am thinking ye had better rest, Mary astore; give me the birdeen to nurse while ye sleep."
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Ye are to stay here, birdeen, and keep the door barred against my return.
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The cry of the little birdeen in under the silence of the hawk!
Three Wonder Plays Lady Gregory 1892
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So they married one another, and that was the fine wedding they had, and if I were to be there then, I would not be here now; but I heard it from a birdeen that there was neither cark nor care, sickness nor sorrow, mishap nor misfortune on them till the hour of their death, and may the same be with me, and with us all!
Celtic Fairy Tales Joseph Jacobs 1885
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I admired the blue wren so much -- a tiny _birdeen_ with tail and body of dust-coloured feathers, and head and throat of a most lovely turquoise blue; it has also a little wattle of these blue feathers standing straight out on each side of its head, which gives it a very pert appearance.
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