birthday

birthday
birth|day
W3S2 [ˈbə:θdeı US ˈbə:r-] n
1.) your birthday is a day that is an exact number of years after the day you were born
▪ He was in Kansas to celebrate his 74th birthday .
happy birthday!
(=what you say on someone's birthday)
birthday card/gift/party etc
▪ Are you going to Anne's birthday party?
the birthday girl/boy informal (=the person whose birthday it is)
2.) a day that is an exact number of years since an organization was established or an event first happened
▪ The City of Cleveland Orchestra is celebrating its 200th birthday .
3.) in your birthday suit informal
not wearing any clothes - used humorously

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?
Synonyms:
/


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Birthday — Chanson par The Beatles extrait de l’album The Beatles Sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Birthday — (англ. День рождения)  название, которое может означать: В музыке Birthday  японская гараж группа. Песни: Birthday  песня группы «Битлз» с альбома The Beatles Birthday  песня группы Junior Boys Birthday  песня группы …   Википедия

  • Birthday — Birth day (b[ e]rth d[=a] ), n. 1. The day in which any person is born; day of origin or commencement. [1913 Webster] Those barbarous ages past, succeeded next The birthday of invention. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. The day of the month in which a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Birthday — Birth day , a. Of or pertaining to the day of birth, or its anniversary; as, birthday gifts or festivities. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • birthday — [bʉrthdā΄] n. 1. the day of a person s birth or a thing s beginning 2. the anniversary of this day in one s birthday suit Informal naked; nude …   English World dictionary

  • birthday — late 14c., from O.E. byrddæg, anniversary celebration of someone s birth (at first usually a king or saint); see BIRTH (Cf. birth) (n.) + DAY (Cf. day). Meaning day on which one is born is from 1570s. Birthnight is attested from 1620s …   Etymology dictionary

  • birthday — ► NOUN ▪ the annual anniversary of the day on which a person was born …   English terms dictionary

  • Birthday — For other uses, see Birthday (disambiguation). Candles spell out the traditional English birthday greeting A birthday is a day or anniversary where a person celebrates his or her date of birth. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often …   Wikipedia

  • birthday — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ last, next ▪ I ll be 28 on my next birthday. VERB + BIRTHDAY ▪ have ▪ I hope you have a nice birthday …   Collocations dictionary

  • birthday — n. 1) to attain (formal), reach a birthday 2) to celebrate, mark a birthday 3) at, on a birthday (on her tenth birthday) 4) happy birthday * * * [ bɜːθd(e)ɪ] mark a birthday reach a birthday on a birthday (on her tenth birthday) at at hap …   Combinatory dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”