birth date
noun
variants
or less commonly birthdate
plural birth dates also birthdates
: the calendar date on which someone or something was born : date of birth
There's even some question about his birth date—one source says 1854, another says 1856.—
Eugene Robinson
Eugene RobinsonOf course, the registered horse has a recorded birth date, but many horses are not so fortunate.—R. B. Warren
R. B. Warren(figurative) Modern British drama does, however, have a precise and undisputed birthdate: May 8, 1956. It is opening night at the fledgling Royal Court …—Timothy Mason
Timothy MasonExamples of birth date in a Sentence
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January 20, 2025, will be the birth date of the External Revenue Service.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
While the holiday is sometimes misunderstood as a celebration of the lives and birthdays of all U.S. presidents, the holiday was originally called Washington's Birthday and was the first federal holiday to honor an individual's birth date.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The flash drive contained the names, birth dates, and addresses of 465,177 people – the city’s entire population.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
The ink, which is visible in the accompanying photo, is the birth date of his late Wanted bandmate Tom Parker, who died from brain cancer at 33 in 2022.
—EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
While the holiday is sometimes misunderstood as a celebration of the lives and birthdays of all U.S. presidents, the holiday was originally called Washington's Birthday and was the first federal holiday to honor an individual's birth date.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The flash drive contained the names, birth dates, and addresses of 465,177 people – the city’s entire population.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
The ink, which is visible in the accompanying photo, is the birth date of his late Wanted bandmate Tom Parker, who died from brain cancer at 33 in 2022.
—EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Birth date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20date. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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