crows

0As far as I know, only a rooster crows in the morning, VT. 02br
00If I were to call a 01i00rooster02i00 anything other than a01i00 rooster02i00, I would call it a 01i00bird02i00.0-

0 I'd agree with Yankee that the concept of crowing is limited to 01b00some02b00 birds. 0-

0Sorry for interrupting. I just looked up the dictionary and was surprised to find an alternative definition of crow:02br
00"00When a baby crows, it makes sudden cries of happiness.00"02br
00That "animal" is a baby? LOL! 0-

0 That is archaic:02br
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01b00202b00 01i00archaic02i00 01b00:02b00 to utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure (as of a baby or child)02br
00Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary02br
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0Thanks Marius. I didn't find this usage mentioned as archaic in the online version of Merriam-Webster and other dictionaries (Cambridge, Oxford, Longman).02br
00So, no one actually says "a baby is crowing with joy" nowadays?0-

0It is still used. 0-

0The only thing I can think of when it comes to crowing and humans is the song "I've Gotta Crow" from Peter Pan. I've never heard in the US that use of crowing (the one for the baby).0-

0 Maybe the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary is correct, then. They say it's chiefly British.01blockquote

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103[V] 11i10(BrE)12i10 (of a baby) to make happy sounds12br
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