cage bird
A bird, such as a canary or budgerigar, kept captive in a cage or aviary for domestic…A bird, such as a canary or budgerigar, kept captive in a cage or aviary for domestic companionship or as a hobby.
» Sami bought a new cage for his bird.
Meaning
1 sensesA bird, such as a canary or budgerigar, kept captive in a cage or aviary for domestic companionship or as a hobby.
Käfigvogel, Stubenvogel
Examples
7 sentencesSami bought a new cage for his bird.
If I could, I would let every caged bird fly free.
A caged bird represents a suppression of some urge or drive.
I'm starting to see myself as a caged bird desperate to be set free.
deIch fange an, mich als Vogel in einem Käfig zu sehen, der verzweifelt freigelassen werden möchte. — Waldelfe
I refuse to cage birds.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From cage + bird.From cage + bird.
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