cage bird

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [keyj burd]
- /keɪdʒ bɜrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [keyj burd]
- /keɪdʒ bɜrd/

Definitions of cage bird words

noun cage bird a pet bird kept in a cage 3
noun cage bird a bird that is commonly kept in a cage as a pet. 1
noun cage bird bird kept in cage 1
noun cage bird A bird, such as a canary or budgerigar, kept captive in a cage or aviary for domestic companionship or as a hobby. 0

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Origin of cage bird

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cage bird

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cage bird

cage bird popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cage bird usage trend in Literature

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