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birth·day B0278400 (bûrth′dā′)n.1. The day of one's birth.2. The anniversary of one's birth.birthday (ˈbɜːθˌdeɪ) n1. a. an anniversary of the day of one's birthb. (as modifier): birthday present. 2. the day on which a person was born3. any anniversarybirth•day (ˈbɜrθˌdeɪ) n. 1. the anniversary of a birth. 2. the day of a person's birth. 3. a day commemorating the founding or beginning of something. [1350–1400] anniversary birthday1. 'anniversary'An anniversary is a date when you remember something special that happened on that date in an earlier year. It's our wedding anniversary today.They celebrated the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.2. 'birthday'Don't refer to the anniversary of the date when you were born as your 'anniversary'. You call it your birthday. On my twelfth birthday I received a letter from my father.It was 10 December, my daughter's birthday.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | birthday - an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)anniversary, day of remembrance - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) | | 2. | birthday - the date on which a person was bornnatal daydate, day of the month - the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?" | Translationsbirth (bəːθ) noun1. (an) act of coming into the world, being born. the birth of her son; deaf since birth. 誕生,出生 诞生,出生 2. the beginning. the birth of civilization. 開始 开始birth control prevention of the conception of children. 節育 节育,计划生育 ˈbirthday noun the anniversary of the day on which a person was born. Today is his birthday; (also adjective) a birthday party. 生日 生日ˈbirthmark noun a permanent mark on the skin at or from birth. She has a red birthmark on her face. 胎記 胎记ˈbirthplace noun the place where a person etc was born. Shakespeare's birthplace. 出生地 出生地ˈbirthrate noun the number of births per head of population over a given period. 出生率 出生率give birth (to) (of a mother) to produce (a baby) from the womb. She has given birth to two sets of twins. 生(孩子) 生(孩子) birthday
in (one's) birthday suitCompletely naked. Alludes to the fact that one is born without clothing. I have a recurring nightmare where I'm walking through school in my birthday suit. As kids, we had no problem going swimming together in our birthday suits.See also: birthday, suitwearing (one's) birthday suitCompletely naked. Alludes to the fact that one is born without clothing. I have a recurring nightmare where I'm walking through school wearing my birthday suit. As kids, we had no problem going swimming together wearing our birthday suits.See also: birthday, suit, wearingbirthday suitWhat one is said to be "wearing" while completely naked. Alludes to the fact that one is born without clothing. I have a recurring nightmare where I'm walking through school in my birthday suit. As kids, we had no problem going swimming together in our birthday suits.See also: birthday, suit*in one's birthday suitFig. naked; nude. (In the "clothes" in which one was born. *Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) I've heard that John sleeps in his birthday suit. We used to go down to the river and swim in our birthday suits.See also: birthday, suitbirthday suitNakedness, as in The doorbell rang, and here I was in my birthday suit. In 18th-century Britain this term originally referred to the clothes one wore on the king's birthday. Later it was jocularly transferred to bare skin, alluding to the condition of a newborn baby. See also: birthday, suitin your birthday suit INFORMALIf you are in your birthday suit, you are not wearing any clothes. I could go out there in my birthday suit and nobody would even notice. Note: This expression is used humorously. See also: birthday, suitin your birthday suit naked. humorousSee also: birthday, suitin/wearing your ˈbirthday suit (informal, humorous) wearing no clothes; naked: The towel fell off, and there he was in his birthday suit!See also: birthday, suit, wearingbirthday suitWearing no clothes. People said to be in their birthday suit are as naked as the day they were born.See also: birthday, suitEncyclopediaSeebirthLegalSeeBirthSee BDAY See BDbirthday
Synonyms for birthdaynoun an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)Related Words- anniversary
- day of remembrance
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