birdhouse

noun

bird·​house ˈbərd-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce birdhouse (audio)
: an artificial nesting site for birds
also : aviary

Examples of birdhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Long ago that business abandoned the site to the elements, leaving just rudimentary structures and a four-story-tall concrete birdhouse made to lure swiftlets whose nests, built with saliva, fetch high prices in China. Ryan Weeks, Bloomberg.com, 13 June 2024 Our Favorite Toys for 8-Month-Olds Manhattan Toy Put and Peek Birdhouse Soft Activity Toy This soft, colorful birdhouse is a great activity for young toddlers. Maya Polton, Parents, 17 May 2024 Families come back every summer to play life-size checkers and chess, construct birdhouses, and fish in the lakes for cutthroat trout. Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024 There will be free ice cream and birdhouses, while supplies last. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for birdhouse 

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Word History

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of birdhouse was in 1687

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“Birdhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdhouse. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

birdhouse

noun
bird·​house ˈbərd-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce birdhouse (audio)
: an artificial nesting place for birds
also : aviary
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