Definitions for birthday

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Spelling: [burth-dey]
IPA: /ˈbɜrθˌdeɪ/

Birthday is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 242 anagrams from letters in birthday (abdhirty).

Definitions for birthday

noun

  1. the anniversary of a birth.
  2. the day of a person's birth.
  3. a day marking or commemorating the origin, founding, or beginning of something.
  4. the festivities or celebration marking such a day or anniversary.

Origin of birthday

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at birth, day

Examples for birthday

So, happy 20th birthday to this proudly silly fashion classic.

As a result, while Newton was born on December 25, 1642 in England, his birthday was January 4, 1643 everywhere else.

On the 24th of May we determined to celebrate the Queen's birthday.

A Spaniard by birth, Victor Serna left home shy of his 14th birthday and entered the monastery to become a Marist brother.

But before that came another feast,—their father's birthday.

Recently a woman successfully crowdfunded to pay off a $360 trip taken on her 26th birthday.

In his sane moments he did not care a fig for anybody's birthday.

"He will not be here for his birthday," said Austin, in cold, even tones.

They had three years together before Ziad left to do his compulsory military service, leaving on her birthday, April 4, 2001.

December 29, 1892, Mr. Gladstone celebrated his eighty-third birthday.

Word Value for birthday
Scrable

17

Words with friends

16

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