birdie

[ bur-dee ]

/ ˈbɜr di /

a small bird.

Golf. a score of one stroke under par on a hole.

a shuttlecock.

Golf. to make a birdie on (a hole).

Origin of birdie

First recorded in 1785–95; bird + -ie

Anytime you want to break my heart, you can just have Don call her “Birdie.”

‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner on the Season Finale |Jace Lacob |June 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Four years old, and I was on the subway, the old BMT from Brooklyn to Manhattan, just making the matinee of Bye, Bye, Birdie.

The Greatest Role My Father Ever Played |Seth Lerer |June 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
"Now I'll tell you a pig story," said Birdie, with a very wise look.

The Nursery, December 1877, Vol. XXII. No. 6 |Various
Birdie himself is still a little shaken by his wound of yesterday.

Gallipoli Diary, Volume I |Ian Hamilton

When the birdie's song was ended, he spread his wings and flew away.

Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories |Various
But Birdie had no idea of sparing him, and hurled her final sarcasm as she turned again to her cupboard.

The Twins of Suffering Creek |Ridgwell Cullum
Birdie on his perch seemed very much excited, turning his head from one side to the other in the cunningest way.

The Nursery, February 1878, Vol. XXIII, No. 2 |Various

birdie

/ (ˈbɜːdɪ) /

golf a score of one stroke under par for a hole

informal a bird, esp a small bird

(tr) golf to play (a hole) in one stroke under par