yard bird

A form of yardbird — A chicken.

Meanings

nounyard bird (plural yard birds)

plural yard birds

  1. alternativeAlternative form of yardbird.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna military recruit who is assigned menial tasks

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recruitmilitary recruit

nouna person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

yard bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yard%20bird

MLA

“yard bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yard%20bird. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yard bird,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yard%20bird.

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