birthday
The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
Noun 4 meanings
The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
“When's your birthday? Mine's on April 1.”
The anniversary of the day on which something is created.
The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.
A birthday party.
“I'd like to invite you all to my birthday.”
Verb 1 meaning
To celebrate one's birthday.
Etymology
From Middle English birthdai, birtheday, from Old English ġebyrddæġ (“birthday”), influenced by Old Norse burðr, equivalent to birth + day.
BIRTHDAY at a glance
BIRTHDAY has 8 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (B 3 + I 1 + R 1 + T 1 + H 4 + D 2 + A 1 + Y 4) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,737 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with birthday
All rhymes- TODAY9
- YESTERDAY16
- HOLIDAY14
- EVERYDAY18
- SOMEDAY13
- PAYDAY15
- MIDDAY13
- WEEKDAY18
- DOOMSDAY15
- HEYDAY16
- FARADAY14
- WORKDAY18
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