Definitions for Birthday
ˈbɜrθˌdeɪBirth·day

Princeton's WordNet(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. birthdaynoun

   an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

2. birthday, natal daynoun

   the date on which a person was born

Wiktionary(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. birthdaynoun

   The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.

2. birthdaynoun

   The anniversary of the day on which something is created.

3. birthdaynoun

   The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Birthdaynoun

   the day in which any person is born; day of origin or commencement

2. Birthdaynoun

   the day of the month in which a person was born, in whatever succeeding year it may recur; the anniversary of one's birth

3. Birthdayadjective

   of or pertaining to the day of birth, or its anniversary; as, birthday gifts or festivities

Freebase(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Birthday

   A birthday is a day when a person celebrates the anniversary of his or her birth. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with a gift, party, or rite of passage. The celebration of a birthday usually is thought to mark how old a person is, traditionally stopping when death occurs and only stating that if still alive, they would have been old. Some contemporary writers ignore this aspect, however, and keep counting the years since the date of birth of famous people, such as proclaiming that it is Shakespeare's "four hundredth birthday" instead of noting that it is the four hundredth anniversary of his birth. Many religions celebrate the birth of their founders with special holidays.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(2.71 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. BIRTHDAY

   Anniversary of one's birth. Observed only by men and children.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. birthday

   A celebration of the date, month and year a person or animal is born.

   Some people like to celebrate their birthday every year, others are happy to know it is just a moment of time.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Anniversary
   • Date

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Birthday' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3741

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Birthday' in Written Corpus Frequency: #997

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Birthday' in Nouns Frequency: #1257

How to pronounce Birthday?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Birthday in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Birthday in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Birthday in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Birthday in a Sentence

1. Facebook Messenger:

   This was clearly a breach of trust. However, it's important to remember that no bank account details, credit card information or national ID numbers were shared, most people gave the app at issue here access to information like their public profile as well their page likes, friend list and birthday. It was the same for friends whose settings allowed sharing.

2. Andy Herber:

   Two weeks after his 4th birthday, literally sitting next to Mickey Mouse, he was getting an IV infusion of strong chemotherapy.

3. Stevie Nicks:

   It was my 16th birthday - my mom and dad gave me my Goya classical guitar that day. I sat down, wrote this song, and I just knew that that was the only thing I could ever really do - write songs and sing them to people.

4. Demi Moore:

   I am in absolute shock, i was out of the country traveling to meet my daughters for a birthday celebration when I got the devastating news.

5. Anuj Somany:

   It is a sign of self-centered person that s/he even while congratulating someone on birthday on social media will be capitalizing that opportunity also to keep single-minded focus in showing own face only.

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