stork

n. a large bird with very long legs, a long neck, and a long beak that usually lives near water.

n. a large, long-legged, long-necked wading bird belonging to the family Ciconiidae, typically found in wetlands and known for building large stick nests.

“We saw a stork standing perfectly still in the shallow water of the marsh.”

“The white stork is a migratory species that often builds its massive nests on top of chimneys or telephone poles in European villages.”

n. a character in stories for children that is said to deliver new babies to their families.

n. a mythical figure in folklore, depicted as a stork carrying a newborn infant in a cloth bundle to its parents.

“When the toddler asked where his new sister came from, his parents joked that the stork brought her.”

“The imagery of the stork delivering a bundle remains a popular motif in greeting cards celebrating the birth of a child.”

Humorous