BIRTHNIGHT

Etymology

Noun

birthnight (plural birthnights)

The night of someone's birth.

The anniversary of that night in subsequent years.

Source: Wiktionary


Birth"night`, n.

Definition: The night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that night in succeeding years. The angelic song in Bethlehem field, On thy birthnight, that sung thee Savior born. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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