Meaning

1 senses
  1. A 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 sentences
  1. Sami bought a new cage for his bird.

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  2. If I could, I would let every caged bird fly free.

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  3. A caged bird represents a suppression of some urge or drive.

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  4. 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

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  5. I refuse to cage birds.

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Translations

1 languages
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By meaning 1
cage bird:

Origin

From cage + bird.

From cage + bird.

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Forms

plural: cage birds

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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