birdie Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
  2. noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
    shuttle; shuttlecock; bird.
  3. verb shoot in one stroke under par

WordNet

Bird"ie noun
Definitions
  1. A pretty or dear little bird; -- a pet name. Tennyson.

Webster 1913