birthday

noun (birthday, birthdays)

«birthday» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A birthday is the day each year when a person was born; people often have a party and gifts. tree →
Birthday as an adjective means for a birthday: birthday cake, birthday card. tree →

In the lessons

a story setting: gifts, cakes, balloons or money received on a birthday; each birthday a person is one year older; phrases: «happy birthday», «birthday party», «birthday cake», «on my birthday», «for her birthday»

Examples

For her birthday, Ann got 12 new books. tree →
He got 25 dollars for his birthday. tree →
There were 18 children at the birthday party. tree →
She had 5 candles on her birthday cake. tree →
Happy birthday, Grandpa! tree →
On my next birthday I will be 10. tree →
We sang and blew out the candles. tree →
I made a birthday card for Mum. tree →
But we are forgetting the birthday. tree →

Note

A setting, carries no clue by itself. What is «got for his birthday» is usually added to what one had before. Each birthday adds 1 to a person's age; the candles on a cake often show the age.

In Jewish tradition

Note

A setting, carries no clue by itself. What is «got for his birthday» is usually added to what one had before. Each birthday adds 1 to a person's age; the candles on a cake often show the age.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «birthday» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«birthday» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «birthday» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«birthday» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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