Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
bird noun (PERSON)
/bɜːd/
/bɝːd/ n [C]
/bɝːd/ n [C] •
old-fashioned a particular type of person
He's a rare bird, is Nick.
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UK slang a young woman
Is that Lee's new bird?
old bird
informal an older woman
disapproving This old bird was lecturing the shop assistant about her manners.
approving She's a game (= energetic and willing to do risky things) old bird.
(Definition of bird noun (PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
