Yardbird — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈɑːɹdbɜːd/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈɑːdbɜːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈɑːdbɜːd/

2 syllables Say it as /jˈɑːɹdbɜːd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

con convict inmate yard bird

Word Forms

convict

verb

find or declare guilty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hofvogel

ein Militärrekrut, dem untergeordnete Aufgaben übertragen werden

🇫🇷French

oiseau de triage

une recrue militaire à qui l'on confie des tâches subalternes

🇪🇸Spanish

pájaro de jardín

un recluta militar al que se le asignan tareas menores

🇮🇹Italian

uccello da cortile

una recluta militare a cui vengono assegnati compiti umili

🇳🇱Dutch

werfvogel

een militaire rekruut die ondergeschikte taken krijgt toegewezen

🇵🇹Portuguese

passarinho

um recruta militar a quem são atribuídas tarefas servis

🇷🇺Russian

дворовая птица

военный новобранец, которому поручают черную работу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यार्डबर्ड

एक सैन्य भर्ती जिसे छोटे-मोटे काम सौंपे जाते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

গজ পাখি

একজন সামরিক রিক্রুট যাকে সামান্য কাজ দেওয়া হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முற்றத்தில் பறவை

ஒரு இராணுவ ஆட்சேர்ப்பு பணிகளுக்கு ஒதுக்கப்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గజపక్షి

ఒక మిలిటరీ రిక్రూట్, అతను చిన్న పనులు కేటాయించబడ్డాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

यार्डबर्ड

एक लष्करी भरती ज्याला क्षुल्लक कामे दिली जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

યાર્ડબર્ડ

લશ્કરી ભરતી કે જેને સામાન્ય કાર્યો સોંપવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಜಪಕ್ಷಿ

ಒಬ್ಬ ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ನೇಮಕಾತಿಯು ಕೀಳು ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുറ്റത്തെ പക്ഷി

ചെറിയ ജോലികൾ ഏൽപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരു സൈനിക റിക്രൂട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਾਰਡਬਰਡ

ਇੱਕ ਫੌਜੀ ਭਰਤੀ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਕੰਮ ਸੌਂਪੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

یارڈ برڈ

ایک فوجی بھرتی جسے معمولی کام سونپا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

庭院鸟

被分配卑微任务的新兵

🇯🇵Japanese

庭鳥

単純な任務を割り当てられた軍隊の新兵

🇰🇷Korean

초년병

비천한 임무를 맡은 신병

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chim sân

một tân binh được giao nhiệm vụ tầm thường

🇹🇭Thai

นกหลา

การรับสมัครทหารที่ได้รับมอบหมายงานรับใช้

🇮🇩Indonesian

burung pekarangan

seorang rekrutan militer yang diberi tugas-tugas kasar

🇵🇭Filipino

ibong bakuran

isang recruit ng militar na itinalaga sa mababang gawain

🇲🇾Malay

burung halaman

seorang rekrut tentera yang diberi tugasan rendah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ياردبيرد

مجند عسكري يتم تكليفه بمهام وضيعة

🇮🇷Persian

حیاط پرنده

یک سرباز استخدام شده که وظایف پستی به او محول می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

avlu kuşu

basit görevler verilen bir askeri acemi

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