birthday

pronunciation

How to pronounce birthday in British English: UK [ˈbɜːθdeɪ]word uk audio image

How to pronounce birthday in American English: US [ˈbɜːrθdeɪ] word us audio image

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

Word Origin

birthday (n.)
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.

Synonym

n.

day natal

Example

1. Here 's a present for your birthday .
2. They opened a metro in kazan in 2005 to celebrate the city 's thousandth birthday .
3. Young people all love birthday parties .
4. It was your first birthday .
5. Last week it was my birthday .

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