cage bird

American  

noun

1. a bird that is commonly kept in a cage as a pet.

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Etymology

Origin of cage bird

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

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cage bird

Be no cage bird who will not fly out into the sunlight when the door is opened freely.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

My father has presented me with a beautiful house here—or so I believe, for I have not yet seen it, being a cage bird, but for nocturnal sorties in the garden.

From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert

It is a favorite cage bird, and breeds as freely as caged canaries, so it is well-known in Europe.

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by Leach, John Albert

Beloved in its home by both Americans and Germans, it is protected and caught only for the cage bird fancy.

From Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State by Clifton, Grace R.

The cage bird whispers, "Come hither, let us both live in the cage."

From My Reminiscences by Hesh, Sasi Kumar