birthday
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: 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.
Compound parts: birth
day
Inflected forms:
form: birthdays
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: birth-day
pos: noun
tags: alternative
archaic
form: birfday
pos: noun
tags: alternative
pronunciation-spelling
form: birthdays
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: birthdaying
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: birthdayed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: birthdayed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: birth-day
pos: verb
tags: alternative
archaic
form: birfday
pos: verb
tags: alternative
pronunciation-spelling
Senses:
gloss: The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
pos: noun
examples: When's your birthday? Mine's on April 1.
I'll be thirty-seven (years old) next birthday.
Oliver Twist's ninth birthday found him a pale thin child, somewhat diminutive in stature, and decidedly small in circumference.
1903, L. Frank Baum, The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People, The Fifth Surprise: The Monarch Celebrates His Birthday,
One of the Wise Men said the King was born in February; another declared it was in May, and a third figured the great event happened in October. So the King issued a royal decree that he should have three birthdays every year, in order to be on the safe side; and whenever he happened to think of it he put in an odd birthday or two for luck.
1906, Edith Nesbit, The Railway Children, Chapter 9: The pride of Perks,
"And we thought we'd make a nice birthday for him. He's been so awfully jolly decent to us, you know, Mother," said Peter, "and we agreed that next bun-day we'd ask you if we could."
c. 1911, Cotton Mather, Worthington Chauncey Ford (editor), Diary of Cotton Mather, Volume 1: 1681-1708, footnote, page 1,
It was his custom to begin a new year's record on February 12, his birthday.
The King's Birthday, which occurred yesterday, will be officially observed to-day, and the customary list of honours conferred on the occasion is published.
gloss: The anniversary of the day on which something is created.
pos: noun
gloss: The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.
pos: noun
gloss: A birthday party.
pos: noun
examples: I'd like to invite you all to my birthday.
gloss: To celebrate one's birthday.
pos: verb
tags: informal
intransitive
Derived words: birthaversary
birthday attack
birthday blues
birthday book
birthday boy
birthday buddy
birthday bump
birthday cake
birthday card
birthday effect
birthday girl
birthday honour
birthdayish
birthdayless
birthday noodle
birthday paradox
birthday problem
birthday suit
birthday-suit
birthday suited
birthday-suited
birthday suiter
birthday twin
celebrate one's 19th birthday in Poland
golden birthday
half birthday
half-birthday
happy birthday
heavenly birthday
it's your birthday
Queen's Birthday
rebirthday
unbirthday
Translations:
lang: Abenaki
word: piligadma
lang: Afrikaans
word: verjaarsdag
lang: Alabama
word: innìhta
lang: Albanian
word: ditëlindje
lang: Southern Altai
word: тууган кӱни
roman: tuugan küni
lang: Amharic
word: ልደታ
roman: lədäta
lang: Amharic
word: ልደት
roman: lədät
lang: Arabic
word: عِيد مِيلَاد
roman: ʕīd mīlād
lang: Arabic
word: يَوْم مِيلَاد
roman: yawm mīlād
lang: Arabic
word: عيد ميلاد
roman: ʕīd melad
lang: Arabic
word: عيد ميلاد
roman: ʕīd mīlād
lang: Armenian
word: ծննդյան օր
roman: cnndyan ōr
lang: Armenian
word: ծնունդ
roman: cnund
lang: Asturian
word: cumpleaños
lang: Azerbaijani
word: doğum günü
lang: Azerbaijani
word: ad günü
lang: Bambara
word: sanyɛlɛma
lang: Bashkir
word: тыуған көн
roman: tıwğan kön
lang: Basque
word: urtebetetze
lang: Basque
word: urtemuga
lang: Basque
word: egun
lang: Belarusian
word: дзень нараджэ́ння
roman: dzjenʹ naradžénnja
lang: Belarusian
word: дзень нараджэ́ньня
roman: dzjenʹ naradžénʹnja
lang: Bengali
word: জন্মদিন
roman: jonmodin
lang: Bislama
word: betde
lang: Breton
word: deiz-ha-bloaz
lang: Bulgarian
word: рожде́н ден
roman: roždén den
lang: Burmese
word: မွေးနေ့
roman: mwe:ne.
lang: Buryat
word: түрэһэн үдэр
roman: türehen üder
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: народени́ны
roman: narodenýnŷ
lang: Catalan
word: aniversari
lang: Catalan
word: natalici
lang: Cebuano
word: adlawng natawhan
lang: Chamicuro
word: ipenonasne watane
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 生日
roman: saang¹ jat⁶
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 生辰
roman: saang¹ san⁴
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 牛一
roman: ngau⁴ jat¹
lang: Chinese
word: сынжы
roman: sɨnřɨ
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 生日
roman: săng-nĭk
lang: Gan Chinese
word: 生日
roman: sen¹ liit
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 生日
roman: sâng-ngit
lang: Chinese
word: 生日
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Jin Chinese
word: 生日
roman: seng¹ reh⁴
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 生日
roman: shēngrì
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 生辰
roman: shēngchén
lang: Northern Min Chinese
word: 生日
roman: sáng-nì
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 生日
roman: ¹san-nyiq
lang: Xiang Chinese
word: 生日
roman: sen¹ ri⁶
lang: Cornish
word: penn-bloodh
lang: Cornish
word: pedn-bloodh
lang: Corsican
word: anniversariu
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: doğğan künü
lang: Czech
word: narozeniny
lang: Danish
word: fødselsdag
lang: Dolgan
word: төрөөбүт күн
roman: törööbüt kün
lang: Dutch
word: verjaardag
lang: Edo
word: ẹ̀dúbíẹmwẹ̏
lang: Erzya
word: чачома чи
roman: čačoma či
lang: Esperanto
word: naskiĝotago
lang: Esperanto
word: naskotago
lang: Esperanto
word: naskiĝtago
lang: Estonian
word: sünnipäev
lang: Estonian
word: sünna
lang: Estonian
word: sünkar
lang: Faroese
word: føðingardagur
lang: Fijian
word: sigaanisucu
lang: Fijian
word: siganisucu
lang: Finnish
word: syntymäpäivä
lang: Finnish
word: synttärit
lang: French
word: anniversaire
lang: French
word: fête
lang: North Frisian
word: irrdäi
lang: Saterland Frisian
word: Gebuursdai
lang: West-Frisian
word: jierdei
lang: Friulian
word: natalizi
lang: Galician
word: aniversario
lang: Georgian
word: დაბადების დღე
roman: dabadebis dɣe
lang: German
word: Geburtstag
lang: German
word: Geburtstag
lang: Greek
word: γενέθλια
roman: genéthlia
lang: Ancient Greek
word: γενέθλιος
roman: genéthlios
lang: Gujarati
word: વરસગાંઠ
roman: varasgā̃ṭh
lang: Gujarati
word: જન્મદિવસ
roman: janmadivas
lang: Gujarati
word: સાલગરેહ
roman: sālagreh
lang: Gujarati
word: સાલગીરી
roman: sālgīrī
lang: Haitian Creole
word: anivèsè
lang: Hawaiian
word: lā hānau
lang: Hebrew
word: יום הולדת
lang: Hebrew
word: יוֹם הֻלֶּדֶת
roman: yóm hulédet
lang: Hindi
word: जन्मदिन
roman: janmadin
lang: Hindi
word: सालगिरह
roman: sālgirah
lang: White Hmong
word: hnub yug
lang: Hungarian
word: születésnap
lang: Iban
word: hari pengada
lang: Icelandic
word: afmælisdagur
lang: Icelandic
word: fæðingardagur
lang: Ido
word: naskodio
lang: Igala
word: ọ́jọ́-úbí
lang: Igbo
word: nchèta ọ̄mụmụ
lang: Indonesian
word: ulang tahun
lang: Ingrian
word: synnyn päivä
lang: Ingrian
word: syntymäpäivä
lang: Interlingua
word: die natal
lang: Irish
word: lá breithe
lang: Irish
word: breithlá
lang: Italian
word: compleanno
lang: Izon
word: zii-eréín
lang: Izon
word: ziibaị́
lang: Japanese
word: 誕生日
roman: tanjōbi
lang: Japanese
word: バースデー
roman: bāsudē
lang: Japanese
word: 生日
roman: seijitsu
lang: Japanese
word: お誕生日
roman: o-tanjōbi
lang: Japanese
word: 誕辰
roman: tanshin
lang: Jeju
word: 셍일날
roman: seng'illal
lang: Kalmyk
word: һарсн өдр
roman: ğarsn ödr
lang: Kalmyk
word: төрсн өдр
roman: törsn ödr
lang: Kalmyk
word: миләһүд
roman: miläğüd
lang: Kannada
word: ಜನ್ಮದಿನ
roman: janmadina
lang: Kapampangan
word: pangabayit
lang: Karelian
word: roindupäivy
lang: Kashmiri
word: زا دۄہ
roman: zā dọh
lang: Kashmiri
word: ؤہرٕوود
roman: wạhrụwōd
lang: Kashmiri
word: زایہِ دۄہ
roman: zāyhi dọh
lang: Kashubian
word: gebùrstach
lang: Kazakh
word: туған күн
roman: tuğan kün
lang: Khmer
word: ថ្ងៃខួប
roman: thngay khuəp
lang: Khmer
word: ថ្ងៃកំណើត
roman: thngay kɑmnaət
lang: Khmer
word: ថ្ងៃកើត
roman: thngay kaət
lang: Korean
word: 생일
roman: saeng'il
lang: Korean
word: 생신
roman: saengsin
lang: Korean
word: 탄신
roman: tansin
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: rojbûn
lang: Kyrgyz
word: туулган күнү
roman: tuulgan künü
lang: Ladino
word: aniversario
lang: Ladino
word: kumpleanyos
lang: Lao
word: ມື້ເກີດ
roman: mư̄ kœ̄t
lang: Lao
word: ຊົນມະທິ
roman: son ma thi
lang: Lao
word: ວັນຄ້າຍວັນເກີດ
roman: wan khāi wan kœ̄t
lang: Lao
word: ວັນເກີດ
roman: wan kœ̄t
lang: Latin
word: diēs nātālis
lang: Latin
word: nātālis
lang: Latvian
word: dzimšanas diena
lang: Lithuanian
word: gimtadienis
lang: Low German
word: Geboortsdag
lang: Lü
word: ᦞᧃᦵᦂᦲᧆᧉ
roman: vank̇oed²
lang: Luganda
word: amazaalibwa
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Gebuertsdag
lang: Macedonian
word: роденден
roman: rodenden
lang: Malay
word: hari jadi
lang: Malay
word: hari lahir
lang: Malayalam
word: പിറന്നാൾ
roman: piṟannāḷ
lang: Malayalam
word: ജന്മദിനം
roman: janmadinaṁ
lang: Maltese
word: għeluq snin
lang: Manx
word: laa ruggyree
lang: Māori
word: rā huritau
lang: Marathi
word: वाढदिवस
roman: vāḍhdivas
lang: Eastern Mari
word: шочмо кече
roman: šočmo keče
lang: Mongolian
word: төрсөн өдөр
roman: törsön ödör
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠲᠥᠷᠦᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠡᠳᠦᠷ
roman: törüɣsen edür
lang: Navajo
word: hoʼdizhchínę́ęjį́ anáyííłką́
lang: Neapolitan
word: cumpreanno
lang: Nepali
word: जन्मदिन
roman: janmadina
lang: Norman
word: jour de naissànse
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: bursdag
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: fødselsdag
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: gebursdag
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: bursdag
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: fødselsdag
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: gebursdag
lang: Occitan
word: aniversari
lang: Odia
word: ଜନ୍ମଦିନ
roman: janmadina
lang: Okinawan
word: 生日
roman: 'nmaribī
lang: Old English
word: ġebyrddæġ
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: родзени дзень
roman: rodzeni dzenʹ
lang: Pashto
word: کليزه
roman: kaliza
lang: Iranian Persian
word: تَوَلُّد
roman: tavallod
lang: Iranian Persian
word: زادْروز
roman: zâdruz
lang: Piedmontese
word: compleani
lang: Piedmontese
word: compleann
lang: Polish
word: urodziny
lang: Portuguese
word: aniversário
lang: Portuguese
word: dia de anos
lang: Punjabi
word: ਜਨਮ-ਦਿਨ
roman: janma-din
lang: Quechua
word: wata junt'ay
lang: Romanian
word: aniversare
lang: Romanian
word: zi de naștere
lang: Romansh
word: anniversari
lang: Russian
word: день рожде́ния
roman: denʹ roždénija
lang: Russian
word: дню́ха
roman: dnjúxa
lang: Russian
word: имени́ны
roman: imeníny
lang: Rwanda-Rundi
word: isabukuru class 9/6
lang: Northern Sami
word: riegádanbeaivi
lang: Northern Sami
word: šaddanbeaivi
lang: Samoan
word: asofānau
lang: Sardinian
word: anniversariu
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: co-là-breith
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: là-breith
lang: Semai
word: jis yesnos
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ро̏ђенда̄н
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: rȍđendān
lang: Sicilian
word: fari l'annu
lang: Sicilian
word: annivirsaru
lang: Sicilian
word: cunchi-annu
lang: Sicilian
word: cunchiannu
lang: Sicilian
word: natalizziu
lang: Sikkimese
word: སྐྱེས་ཚེས
roman: skyes tshes
lang: Sinhalese
word: උපන් දිනය
roman: upan dinaya
lang: Slovak
word: narodeniny
lang: Slovene
word: rojstni dan
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: narodny źeń
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: narodniny
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: narodniny
lang: Spanish
word: cumpleaños
lang: Spanish
word: natalicio
lang: Sranan Tongo
word: friyaridei
lang: Swahili
word: siku ya uzalishi
lang: Swahili
word: siku ya kuzaliwa
lang: Swedish
word: födelsedag
lang: Swedish
word: bemärkelsedag
lang: Tagalog
word: kaarawan
lang: Tajik
word: рӯзи таваллуд
roman: rüz-i tavallud
lang: Tajik
word: таваллуд
roman: tavallud
lang: Tajik
word: зодрӯз
roman: zodrüz
lang: Tamil
word: பிறந்தநாள்
roman: piṟantanāḷ
lang: Tatar
word: туган көн
roman: tuğan kön
lang: Telugu
word: జన్మదినము
roman: janmadinamu
lang: Thai
word: วันเกิด
roman: wan-gə̀ət
lang: Tibetan
word: འཁྲུངས་སྐར
roman: 'khrungs skar
lang: Tibetan
word: སྐྱེ་ཚེས
roman: skye tshes
lang: Tibetan
word: སྐྱེས་སྐར
roman: skyes skar
lang: Tigrinya
word: ዕለተ ልደት
roman: ʿəlätä lədät
lang: Turkish
word: doğum günü
lang: Turkmen
word: doglan güni
lang: Tuvan
word: төрүттүнген хүнү
roman: törüttüngen xünü
lang: Ukrainian
word: день наро́дження
roman: denʹ naródžennja
lang: Ukrainian
word: уроди́ни
roman: urodýny
lang: Urdu
word: سالْگِرَہْ
roman: sālgirah
lang: Urdu
word: جَنْم دِن
roman: janm din
lang: Uyghur
word: تۇغۇلغان كۈن
roman: tughulghan kün
lang: Uzbek
word: tugʻilan kun
lang: Venetan
word: compleano
lang: Vietnamese
word: sinh nhật
lang: Volapük
word: motedadel
lang: Welsh
word: penblwydd
lang: Welsh
word: pen-blwydd
lang: West Flemish
word: verjaardag
lang: Wolaytta
word: yeleta gallassaa
lang: Yakut
word: төрөөбүт күн
roman: törööbüt kün
lang: Yazghulami
word: мит̌и тав̌аләд
roman: miθi tawaləd
lang: Yiddish
word: געבוירן־טאָג
roman: geboyrn-tog
lang: Yiddish
word: געבורטסטאָג
roman: geburtstog
lang: Yoruba
word: ọjọ́-ìbí
lang: Yoruba
word: ayẹyẹ oríkádún
lang: Zulu
word: usuku lokuzalwa