birth date

or birth·date

[ burth-deyt ]

/ ˈbɜrθˌdeɪt /

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noun

the date of a person’s birth, usually expressed as a specific day, month, and year.

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Origin of birth date

First recorded in 1550–1600

Words nearby birth date

birth, birth canal, birth certificate, birth control, birth-control pill, birth date, birthday, Birthday honours, birthday suit, birth defect, birther

How to use birth date in a sentence

Your vaccination card contains some information that hackers may find useful, such as your birth date.
That email asking for proof of vaccination might be a phishing scam|Tatum Hunter|August 24, 2021|Washington Post
I thought about the stone bearing my husband’s name, birth date, and date of death, and a towering wave of emotion hit me.
Why a Gold Star Widow Hides on Memorial Day|Michelle Black|May 31, 2021|The Daily Beast
If you did not initiate a call to FEMA, do not disclose any information about yourself or the deceased relative, including confirming a name, birth date or Social Security number.
A new FEMA program offers up to $9,000 to help with covid-19 funerals. Scammers see an opportunity.|Michelle Singletary|April 16, 2021|Washington Post
Some restaurant workers, many of whom are immigrants, may also be reluctant to register for vaccine doses because it requires leaving a record of their name, birth date, and other personal information.
Restaurant Workers Are Fighting for Vaccine Slots Even With Expanded Eligibility|Jenny G. Zhang|April 8, 2021|Eater

The data trove, uncovered by security researcher Alon Gal, includes phone numbers, email addresses, hometowns, full names, and birth dates.
What you need to know about the Facebook data leak|Charlotte Jee|April 7, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Women are more likely to recover sooner from birth and less likely to experience post-partum depression.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Her focus would be on the three months, January through March 1965, that gave birth to the Voting Rights Act.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In my four years of college, I know exactly one woman who has asked a man out on a date.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating|Ellie Schaack|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Bessires was included because he would never win it at any later date, but his doglike devotion made him a priceless subordinate.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
A native of Haarlem on Zandam, the date of her birth being unknown.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
At the latter date all artists were obliged to vacate the Sorbonne ateliers to make room for some new department of instruction.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
The text of the amendments designed to carry out these recommendations will be submitted by the Board at an early date.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Hitherto, I have not given the subject much consideration, but I turn over a new leaf from the date of this adventure.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley