Definitions:

1. A phrase used when one does not want to reveal the source of the information that one is about to share or has shared. NOUN
   • A little bird told me that today is your wedding anniversary.
2. concerning information from a source not to be overtly exposed noun
   • A little bird told me you wanted a new gaming console for your birthday.
3. Used as a teasing way of saying that you do not intent to divulge how you came to know something. NOUN
   • A little bird told me that there's going to be a surprise party for Sarah next week.
4. Used to say that the speaker knows something but prefers to keep the identity of the informant a secret. NOUN
   • A little bird told me that they used to work together.
5. Used to say that you have heard a piece of information about someone from someone else. NOUN
   • A little bird told me all about your trip to New York.
6. You will not tell someone how you found out about a piece of information or who told it to you. NOUN
   • A little bird told me that you met some girl while you were in Spain this summer.

Synonyms:

• It is rumoured
• Rumor has it
• Word has it