Dicky-bird (Noun)
Meaning
Small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Usages
Examples
- Look, a dicky-bird is perched on the windowsill, singing its little heart out.
- The children squealed with delight as they watched the dicky-bird flit about in the garden.
- Mummy, mummy, come and see the dicky-bird in the tree, it's so tiny and cute.
- The dicky-bird's nest was hidden away in a bush, where it could safely lay its eggs.
- Grandma pointed out the dicky-bird to Timmy, saying "look, dear, isn't it a sweet little thing?"