Standard Lemma guide

birdlike

adj · adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: B ER1 D L AY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a birdlike song; birdlike eyes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: avianlike, avian, birdly, birdy

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In the manner of a bird; as, to fly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: postpositional

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English birdlike From bird + -like.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: fugleagtig — similar to a bird
  • Greek: πτηνόμορφος (ptinómorfos) — similar to a bird
  • Hungarian: madárszerű — similar to a bird
  • Manx: ushagoil — similar to a bird
  • Welsh: aderynnaidd — similar to a bird
  • Dutch: vogelachtig — in the manner of a bird