Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big bird

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: big bird
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, friendly, earnest and lovable person.

Example Sentences

"He's the big bird of comedians"
"Even though he is silly, this recent season has made me think really highly of Connor. Not going into politics, just sticking to the humanity of it all, he lives a life where he is essentially trying to be the Big Bird of the family. Loving everyone else and trying to be the joy that binds them together, even if it isn’t always reciprocated."
"Anya is the Big Bird of Buffyverse."

Etymology

From the character Big Bird from Sesame Street.

Inflected Forms

Big Birds (plural)

Questions

What does big bird mean?: A large, friendly, earnest and lovable person.
Where does big bird come from?: From the character Big Bird from Sesame Street.

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