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. Amber Mitchell:

   If we aren't able to gather in ways that we're used to, we can always invent new ways to connect or rediscover old ways, like you would with a birthday card.

2. Eric Palmieri:

   Seeing the response to my work and the reactions from customers and fans on social media is incredibly rewarding and humbling, especially when it comes to the parents who pick up a pizza for their kids birthday party.

3. Monica Steele:

   Its difficult. His [Isaiah] birthday is Friday so he would have been 24 so I just feel like we should have been planning for his birthday to celebrate his life. Instead, Im planning a funeral for him. Nobody should have to bury their kids. No parent should have to bury their kids at all.

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. Denise Haight:

   He only wanted us to tell Cameron a ‘happy birthday’ from Home Depot.

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