Birthday
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Birthday is a noun meaning The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
Meaning
The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
More Meanings
- The anniversary of the day on which something is created.
- The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.
- A birthday party.
- (intransitive, informal) To celebrate one's birthday.
Example Sentences
When's your birthday? Mine's on April 1.
I'd like to invite you all to my birthday.
I'll be thirty-seven (years old) next birthday.
Oliver Twist's ninth birthday found him a pale thin child, somewhat diminutive in stature, and decidedly small in circumference.
Word Forms
- birthdays
- birth-day
- birfday
- birthdaying
- birthdayed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include birthdate, anniversary, celebration, festival, age, aged.
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