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early bird


A person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

My sister is an early bird who exercises at dawn.

CONTEXTUAL

I am not an early bird, so I usually struggle to wake up before seven in the morning.

COMPLEX

As a dedicated early bird, he finds that the quiet hours of the morning are the most productive time for his writing.


From the expression the early bird gets the worm.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a little bird told me

    I received the information from a source which I am not prepared to disclose.

  2. 02

    be a hundred years too early

    To be so immature and unprepared as to have no hope of achieving an accomplishment.

  3. 03

    bird in the bosom

    A secret pledge that one makes for another.

  4. 04

    bird of ill omen

    A person who brings bad news.

  5. 05

    bird of one's own brain

    One's own idea or conception.

  6. 06

    birds and bees

    Informal education about sex.

  7. 07

    birds of a feather

    People having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.

  8. 08

    birds of a feather flock together

    People of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.

Last updated August 10, 2026