birdie / birdy [ˈbɜrdi]
birdie – n. – 1. informal – a small bird; 2. golf – a score of one stroke under par; 3. a shuttlecock in Badminton; v. tr. – 1. golf – play (a hole) in one stroke under par
birdy – adj. – 1. like or like that of a bird; 2. abounding in birds, esp. game birds; 3. of a gun dog – skilled at finding game birds