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lovebird

lovebird noun: 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.

Noun

lovebird (plural lovebirds)

  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.
  2. (figuratively, plural-normally) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.
    • Okay, all right, whew! What do you say we all clear out of here and let these two lovebirds get back down to business?1999, “The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey”, in Friends, season 5, episode 15 (television production), spoken by Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc)

Verb

lovebird (third-person singular simple present lovebirds, present participle lovebirding, simple past and past participle lovebirded)

  1. (intransitive) To express romantic affection openly.
    Synonyms:
    bill and coo

lovebird meaning in Tamil and Telugu

lovebird in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

lovebird in Telugu

parrot of the genus Agapornis
ప్రేమపక్షి prēmapakṣi

Synonyms of lovebird

Forms of lovebird

Noun
plurallovebirds
alternative formlove bird
alternative formlove-bird
Verb
third-person singular presentlovebirds
present participlelovebirding
past participlelovebirded
pastlovebirded

Origin of lovebird

From love + bird.

Phrases with lovebird

Questions about lovebird

What does lovebird mean?
Lovebird means 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.
What is lovebird in Tamil?
Lovebird in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Lovebird meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lovebird?
Lovebird can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of lovebird?
The plural of lovebird is lovebirds.

Words near lovebird in the dictionary

  1. Lovealls
  2. loveapple
  3. loveapples
  4. lovebead
  5. lovebeads
  6. lovebird
  7. lovebirded
  8. lovebirding
  9. lovebirds
  10. lovebite
  11. lovebites

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: lovebird (page history and authors); lovebird (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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