song-bird

song-bird

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sawng, song burd]
- /sɔŋ, sɒŋ bɜrd/
- /sɒŋ bɜːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawng, song burd]
- /sɔŋ, sɒŋ bɜrd/

Definitions of song-bird word

noun song-bird a bird that sings. 1
noun song-bird any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines. 1
noun song-bird Slang. a woman vocalist. 1

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Origin of song-bird

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1765-75; song + bird

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Parts of speech for Song-bird

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Song-bird

song-bird popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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