birthday

/ˈbɝːθ.deɪ/

nounbirth · day

Remember it’s BIRTH + DAY: the day you were born.

Yes, it's birthday. Keep the middle sound as “th” (birTHday), not “f” or “t.”

Definitions

  1. nounthe day each year that marks the date when a person was born
  2. nounthe anniversary of the founding or beginning of something

Examples

  • We baked cupcakes for Maya’s birthday.
  • My dad always calls me first thing on my birthday.
  • The museum is celebrating its 50th birthday this year.

Synonyms

anniversarybirth anniversarynatal daybirthday celebrationspecial day

Translations

ES cumpleañosPT aniversárioFR anniversaire

Common misspellings

birtdaybirthdaibirth dayberthdaybirthdaebirthdeybirthdybirhday

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