birthday gift
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- noun
- /ˈbɜrθdeɪ ɡɪft/
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regalo de cumpleaños
- For they are truly the greatest birthday gift I could ever hope for.
- buy a birthday gift
- belated birthday gift
- nice birthday gift
Love is being OK when the birthday gift is a day late.
- Love is being OK when the birthday gift is a day late.
- And I told her, don't worry because your actual birthday gift I have for you.
- One of my good friends got these for me as a late birthday gift.
- And I just felt like you deserved an unforgettable, amazing birthday gift.
- I crack on with my day because it's like when you receive a birthday gift.
- It's about keeping track of how much money they spend each year on family birthday gifts and then reminding everyone how much they spent.
- So that was my birthday gift to myself and this apartment is certainly feeling like a huge blessing.
Examples
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Said she had a birthday gift for him.
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As a birthday gift, my granddaughter brought me this.
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I said, oh, they send me a birthday gift early.
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Love is being OK when the birthday gift is a day late.
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I wanna give a little birthday gift to America.
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Do you think a tie is too personal a birthday gift?
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A birthday gift from my husband.
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I'm looking for a birthday gift for my best friend.
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Thank you so much, Adam, for this awesome birthday gift! It literally lit my day up even more!
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I'm looking for a birthday gift for my best friend.
Synonyms
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Something given to someone to show care or thanks
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A gift you give someone for their birthday
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a present given to someone to celebrate their birthday' is directly and compositionally derived from 'birthday' (the day someone was born) + 'gift' (a present). This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g., regalo de cumpleaños, cadeau d'anniversaire) and would be immediately clear to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Birthday gift comes from the old habit of giving a gift on someone's birthday to show care and mark the day; imagine friends handing over a wrapped present at a party. So, it means 'a present given to someone to celebrate their birthday'.