What does Birthday mean?
Definitions for Birthday
ˈbɜrθˌdeɪbirth·day
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Birthday.
Princeton's WordNet
birthdaynoun
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
birthday, natal daynoun
the date on which a person was born
Wiktionary
birthdaynoun
The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
birthdaynoun
The anniversary of the day on which something is created.
birthdaynoun
The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Birthdaynoun
Etymology: from birth and day.
Orient light,
Exhaling first from darkness, they beheld
Birthday of heaven and earth. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vii.This is my birthday; as this very day
Was Cassius born. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.They tell me, ’tis my birthday, and I’ll keep it
With double pomp of sadness:
’Tis what the day deserves, which gave me breath. Dryden.Your country dames,
Whose cloaths returning birthday claims. Matthew Prior.
Wikipedia
Birthday
A birthday is the anniversary of the birth of a person, or figuratively of an institution. Birthdays of people are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with birthday gifts, birthday cards, a birthday party, or a rite of passage. Many religions celebrate the birth of their founders or religious figures with special holidays (e.g. Christmas, Mawlid, Buddha's Birthday, and Krishna Janmashtami). There is a distinction between birthday and birthdate: the former, except for February 29, occurs each year (e.g. January 15), while the latter is the complete date when a person was born (e.g. January 15, 2001).
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Birthday
A birthday refers to the anniversary of the birth of a person, typically celebrated each year on the date of their birth. It is commonly commemorated with various traditions, such as parties, gifts, greetings, and special activities to honor and celebrate the individual's existence and mark the passing of another year of their life.
birthday
A birthday is an annual occasion marking the date of an individual's birth. It is typically celebrated with various traditions and festivities, such as parties, gifts, and well wishes. A person's birthday is often considered a special day in their life and is commonly recognized and acknowledged by family, friends, and acquaintances.
Webster Dictionary
Birthdaynoun
the day in which any person is born; day of origin or commencement
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
Birthdayadjective
of or pertaining to the day of birth, or its anniversary; as, birthday gifts or festivities
Wikidata
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
BIRTHDAY
Anniversary of one's birth. Observed only by men and children.
Editors Contribution
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
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Birthday' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3741
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Birthday' in Written Corpus Frequency: #997
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Birthday' in Nouns Frequency: #1257
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Birthday in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Birthday in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Birthday in a Sentence
We were hoping he would make it to his birthday, but it didn't happen that way.
A birthday is an annual reminder: embrace the past, relish the present, and envision the future.
We can't change our genes and we can't change our birthday but we can modify some factors, including blood pressure, cholesterol, body weight (obesity), alcohol intake, and those are primary factors that people can change themselves.
Rick James parties the hardest, it was unbelievable. I don’t know how he did it. But he killed himself partying… He did an enormous amount of cocaine and alcohol. He stayed up all night, every night, sometimes for days at a time… Mick Jagger took care of himself. Rick James did not… He and I were both born on February 1st, so we would have joint birthday parties together.
The government completed its unprecedented slaughter of 13 human beings tonight by killing Dustin Higgs, a Black man who never killed anyone, on Martin Luther King’s birthday, there was no reason to kill him, particularly during the pandemic and when he, himself, was sick with Covid that he contracted because of these irresponsible, super-spreader executions.
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Translations for Birthday
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- verjaarsdagAfrikaans
- ልደታ, ልደትAmharic
- عِيدُ مِيلَادٍ, عيد الميلادArabic
- ad günüAzerbaijani
- sanyɛlɛmaBashkir
- дзень нараджэнняBelarusian
- дата на раждане, рождена дата, рожден ден, ден на ражданеBulgarian
- betdeBislama
- জন্মদিনBengali
- deiz-ha-bloazBreton
- natalici, aniversariCatalan, Valencian
- anniversariuCorsican
- narozeninyCzech
- pen-blwydd, penblwyddWelsh
- fødselsdagDanish
- Geburtsdatum, GeburtstagGerman
- ημερομηνία γεννήσεως, γενέθλιαGreek
- naskotago, naskiĝotagoEsperanto
- fecha de nacimiento, natalicio, cumpleañosSpanish
- sünnipäevEstonian
- urtebetetze, egun, urtemugaBasque
- تولدPersian
- synttärit, syntymäaika, syntymäpäivä, synnyinpäiväFinnish
- siganisucu, sigaanisucuFijian
- ársdagurFaroese
- fête, anniversaire, date de naissanceFrench
- jierdeiWestern Frisian
- breithlá, lá breitheIrish
- co-latha breith, là-breithScottish Gaelic
- aniversarioGalician
- વરસ ગાનતGujarati
- laa ruggyreeManx
- יום הולדתHebrew
- जन्मदिनHindi
- anivèsèHaitian Creole
- születésnapHungarian
- ծնունդ, ծննդյան օրArmenian
- die natalInterlingua
- ulang tahunIndonesian
- naskodioIdo
- fæðingardagur, afmælisdagurIcelandic
- data di nascita, compleannoItalian
- יום הולדתHebrew
- 生年月日, バースデー, 誕生日Japanese
- დაბადების დღეGeorgian
- туған күнKazakh
- ថ្ងៃខួបKhmer
- ಜನ್ಮದಿನKannada
- 생년월일, 生日, 생일Korean
- penn-bloodh, pedn-bloodhCornish
- туулган күнүKyrgyz
- dies natalis, natalisLatin
- Gebuertsdag, GebuertsdatumLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- amazalibwaGanda
- ຊົນມະທິ, ມື້ເກີດLao
- gimtadienisLithuanian
- dzimšanas dienaLatvian
- rā whānauMāori
- роденден, датум на раѓањеMacedonian
- төрсөн өдөрMongolian
- वाट दिवसMarathi
- hari lahirMalay
- għeluq sninek, data ta' tweliedMaltese
- မွေးနေ့Burmese
- geboortedatum, verjaardagDutch
- bursdag, fødselsdagNorwegian
- hoʼdizhchínę́ęjį́ anáyííłką́Navajo, Navaho
- aniversariOccitan
- ଜନ୍ମଦିନOriya
- ਜਨਮ-ਦਿਨPanjabi, Punjabi
- data urodzenia, urodzinyPolish
- data de nascimento, aniversárioPortuguese
- wata hunt'ayQuechua
- anniversari, di da naschientscha, nataliziRomansh
- zi de naștere, aniversareRomanian
- день рождения, дата рожденияRussian
- isabukuruKinyarwanda
- anniversariuSardinian
- rođendan, datum rođenja, рођендан, dan rođenja, датум рођења, дан рођењаSerbo-Croatian
- උපන් දිනයSinhala, Sinhalese
- narodeninySlovak
- rojstni danSlovene
- asofānauSamoan
- ditëlindjeAlbanian
- födelsedagSwedish
- siku ya uzalishiSwahili
- பிறந்தநாள்Tamil
- పుట్టినదినముTelugu
- рӯзи таваллуд, таваллудTajik
- วันเกิดThai
- doglan güniTurkmen
- kaarawanTagalog
- doğum günüTurkish
- день народженняUkrainian
- سالگرہUrdu
- tugʻilan kunUzbek
- 生日, sinh nhậtVietnamese
- motedadelVolapük
- געבורטסטאָג, געבוירן־טאָגYiddish
- 生日Chinese
- usuku lokuzalwaZulu
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