Synonyms for birthday

Grammar : Noun

Spell : burth-dey

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜrθˌdeɪ

Définition of birthday

Origin : late 14c., from Old English byrddæg, "anniversary celebration of someone's birth" (at first usually a king or saint); see birth (n.) + day. Meaning "day on which one is born" is from 1570s. Birthnight is attested from 1620s.

noun date of birth

Example sentences :

On the 24th of May we determined to celebrate the Queen's birthday.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

In his sane moments he did not care a fig for anybody's birthday.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

December 29, 1892, Mr. Gladstone celebrated his eighty-third birthday.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

"He will not be here for his birthday," said Austin, in cold, even tones.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

But before that came another feast,—their father's birthday.
Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

In all her world Katy was the one person who was celebrating her birthday.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

They wish to celebrate the patriarch's birthday by a festival.
Extract from : « P.'s Correspondence (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

This is Virginia's birthday—she tells me she is seventeen to-day.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

I taught her how to do it, and she gave it to me for a birthday present.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

It was on my ninth birthday—but I don't believe you could write a better one now.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

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