birthday
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- noun
- /ˈbɜrθdeɪ/
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cumpleaños
- Our boys are going to have a birthday party at the skating rink.
- a birthday party
- happy birthday
- celebrate a birthday
They buried him on his birthday when you get this.
- They buried him on his birthday when you get this.
- First name of my wife followed by her birthday, very easy.
- So we're going to do like a birthday discount ordeal.
- And it was my son's third or fourth, but third birthday on Boxing Day.
- Julie took me there for my birthday several years ago.
- I've not had a single birthday in couple years.
- And he kept singing Happy Birthday in the restaurant.
- In fact, people say on your birthday, oh, you know, whatever.
Examples
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All I want for my birthday is a big, big show.
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For my birthday, I received a beautiful book that I've wanted to read.
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Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to me.
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You guys first of all, happy birthday to me.
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There she is, the birthday girl and her new present!
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So how was your birthday party?
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Julie took me there for my birthday several years ago.
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Your grandmother gave you $30 for your birthday, and you are trying to decide how to spend it.
Academic text (1999) -
And let's not forget, your 18th birthday is next week.
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When Lesa celebrated her most recent birthday, many of her extended family were present.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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A date every year when people remember or celebrate an important event
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The day, month, and year when a person was born
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The day when a person was born
Idioms
Compounds
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A social gathering to celebrate someone's birthday with food, games, and gifts
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A day in the United States that honors President Abraham Lincoln, celebrated on February 12
A holiday in some southern US states that marks the birth of Jefferson Davis on June 3
A day in January when people in the southern United States remember General Robert E Lee
A United States holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr held on a Monday near January 15
A holiday that remembers the birth of Jefferson Davis on June 3 in some southern US states
A public holiday on January 19 in some southern US states honoring Confederate general Robert E Lee
How Celebratory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Birthday is made of two simple words: birth ('being born') and day ('a day'). So a birthday is the day you were born and now usually means the yearly day when people celebrate that event.