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Birthday Happy Noun Bre ˈbɜːθdeɪ ˈbɜːrθdeɪ Oliver’s 13th

Word birthday
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈbɜːθdeɪ / NAmE / ˈbɜːrθdeɪ /
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  • happy birthday!
  • oliver’s 13th birthday
  • a birthday card/party/present
  • he had a portrait painted as a birthday surprise for his daughter.
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birthday

(noun)BrE / ˈbɜːθdeɪ / NAmE / ˈbɜːrθdeɪ /
  1. the day in each year which is the same date as the one on which you were born
    • Happy Birthday!
    • Oliver’s 13th birthday
    • a birthday card/party/present
  2. not wearing any clothes
  3. Extra Examples

    • He had a portrait painted as a birthday surprise for his daughter.
    • He is approaching his 40th birthday, and thinking of retiring from sport.
    • Here comes the birthday girl!
    • I hope you have a nice birthday.
    • I reached my 86th birthday this year.
    • I’ll be 28 next birthday.
    • She spent her 50th birthday in Paris.
    • She’ll be 34 on her next birthday.
    • They share the same birthday.
    • We’re taking him to see the new film for his birthday treat.
    • What do you want for your birthday?
    • Wish John a happy birthday from me.
    • an exhibition to mark the artist’s 70th birthday
    • He was approaching his sixtieth birthday.
    • It’s Sam’s birthday tomorrow. He’ll be seven.
    • My birthday is in August.
    • The pen was a birthday present from my sister.
    • Three of my friends have birthdays this month.
    • Would you like a piece of birthday cake?
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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