Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.

    Unzertrennlicher, Unzertrennliche, Agapornide

    неразлу́чникnerazlúčnik

    small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates

  2. (figuratively, usually plural)One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.

    Turteltauben (Turteltaube f), Liebesvögel (Liebesvogel m)

    голубки́golubkí

Examples

9 sentences
  1. The lovebirds were very happy together.

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  2. Let's leave the two lovebirds alone.

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  3. He left with a smirk on his face, leaving the two lovebirds alone.

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  4. It's been two years since those two lovebirds declared their love for each other.

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  5. They're like two lovebirds.

    deSie halten zusammen wie Pech und Schwefel.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
parrot of the genus Agapornis:
affectionate couple (or a person thereof):
Deutsch
By meaning 2
parrot of the genus Agapornis:
affectionate couple (or a person thereof):

Origin

From love + bird.

From love + bird.

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Forms

plural: lovebirds

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lovebird — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto