Meaning

4 senses

  1. The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.

    When's your birthday? Mine's on April 1.

    I'll be thirty-seven (years old) next birthday.

    Geburtstag

    день рожде́нияdenʹ roždénija, дню́хаdnjúxa, имени́ныimeníny

    день наро́дженняdenʹ naródžennja, уроди́ниurodýny

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

  2. The anniversary of the day on which something is created.

  3. The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.

    Geburtsdatum

    да́та рожде́нияdáta roždénija, день рожде́нияdenʹ roždénija

    да́та наро́дженняdáta naródžennja, день наро́дженняdenʹ naródžennja

    the date on which a person was born

  4. A birthday party.

    I'd like to invite you all to my birthday.

Examples

2185 sentences

  1. I look forward to my birthday.

    Я з нетерпінням чекаю на власний день народження. — deniko

    ruЖду не дождусь своего дня рождения. — marafon

    deIch freue mich auf meinen Geburtstag. — Wolf

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  2. He sent me a birthday card.

    Він надіслав мені листівку до дня народження. — rozmaita

    ruОн прислал мне открытку на день рождения. — sharptoothed

    deEr schickte mir eine Geburtstagskarte. — Esperantostern

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  3. I don't want a birthday party.

    Я не хочу вечірки на мій день народження. — deniko

    deIch will keine Geburtstagsfeier. — Waldelfe

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  4. Tom has a birthday in October.

    День народження Тома у жовтні. — deniko

    ruУ Тома день рождения в октябре. — marafon

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  5. Yesterday was your birthday, wasn't it?

    Вчора у тебе був день народження, так? — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
anniversary:
date of birth — see also date of birth:
Русский
By meaning 2
anniversary:
date of birth — see also date of birth:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
anniversary:
date of birth — see also date of birth:

Origin

From Middle English birthdai, birtheday, from Old English ġebyrddæġ (“birthday”), influenc

From Middle English birthdai, birtheday, from Old English ġebyrddæġ (“birthday”), influenced by Old Norse burðr, equivalent to birth + day. Compare Saterland Frisian Gebuursdai (“birthday”), Dutch geboortedag (“birthday”), Low German Geboortsdag (“birthday”), German Geburtstag (“birthday”), Norwegian bursdag, gebursdag (“birthday”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English nativitee (“birth, nativity, birthday”), from Old French nativité, nativited, from Latin nātīvitas.

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Forms

plural: birthdays

Synonyms

1 synonyms
natal day
Close in meaning
  • the date on which a person was born:natal day

Word family

24 related words
Derivedbirthaversarybirthday attackbirthday bluesbirthday bookbirthday boybirthday buddybirthday bumpbirthday cakebirthday cardbirthday effectbirthday girlbirthdayishbirthdaylessbirthday noodlebirthday paradoxbirthday problembirthday suitbirthday-suitedgolden birthdayhalf birthdayhappy birthdayheavenly birthdayrebirthdayunbirthday

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a birthday present
  • birthday party
  • birthday present
  • for his birthday
  • for my birthday
  • for her birthday
  • a birthday cake
  • his birthday party
  • birthday cake
  • birthday present for
  • a birthday party
  • my birthday party

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
birobirthA1birthmarkbirthplaceB2birthratebirthright
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