birthday
(noun) an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
birthday, natal day
(noun) the date on which a person was born
Source: WordNet® 3.1
birthday (plural birthdays)
The anniversary of the day on which someone is born. [From 1570s]
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.
birthday (third-person singular simple present birthdays, present participle birthdaying, simple past and past participle birthdayed)
(intransitive, informal) To celebrate one's birthday.
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Source: Wiktionary
Birth"day`, n.
1. The day in which any person is born; day of origin or commencement. Those barbarous ages past, succeeded next The birthday of invention. Cowper.
2. The day of the month in which a person was born, in whatever succeeding year it may recur; the anniversary of one's birth. This is my birthday; as this very day Was Cassius born. Shak.
Birth"day`, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the day of birth, or its anniversary; as, birthday gifts or festivities.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 March 2025
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
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