birthnight

[ burth-nahyt ]

/ ˈbɜrθˌnaɪt /

noun

the night of a person's birth, especially a birthday celebration for royalty.

the anniversary of such a date.

the celebration of a royal birthday.

Origin of birthnight

First recorded in 1620–30; birth + night

Words nearby birthnight

birthing pool, birthing room, birthmark, birth mother, birth name, birthnight, birth palsy, birth pang, birth pangs, birth parent, birthplace

Example sentences from the Web for birthnight

"The hero of a birthnight is no more to be denied than the King himself," she said, turning for a last smile at her court.
Sir Christopher|Maud Wilder Goodwin
This was my first entrance into fashionable life at one of Madame Bodisco's birthnight balls.
A Portrait of Old George Town|Grace Dunlop Ecker
How gladly would I have recompensed the forester who lit up a brake on my birthnight, which else had warmed him half the winter!
Imaginary Conversations and Poems|Walter Savage Landor
He had been unexpectedly startled on Ruth's birthnight by a vague something in Kemp's eyes.
Other Things Being Equal|Emma Wolf

We three were of the birthnight party—Eldershawe, Chris, and me.
His Grace of Osmonde|Frances Hodgson Burnett

单词	birthnight
释义	birthnight [ burth-nahyt ] / ˈbɜrθˌnaɪt / noun the night of a person's birth, especially a birthday celebration for royalty. the anniversary of such a date. the celebration of a royal birthday. Origin of birthnight First recorded in 1620–30; birth + night Words nearby birthnight birthing pool, birthing room, birthmark, birth mother, birth name, birthnight, birth palsy, birth pang, birth pangs, birth parent, birthplace Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for birthnight "The hero of a birthnight is no more to be denied than the King himself," she said, turning for a last smile at her court. Sir Christopher\|Maud Wilder Goodwin This was my first entrance into fashionable life at one of Madame Bodisco's birthnight balls. A Portrait of Old George Town\|Grace Dunlop Ecker How gladly would I have recompensed the forester who lit up a brake on my birthnight, which else had warmed him half the winter! Imaginary Conversations and Poems\|Walter Savage Landor He had been unexpectedly startled on Ruth's birthnight by a vague something in Kemp's eyes. Other Things Being Equal\|Emma Wolf We three were of the birthnight party—Eldershawe, Chris, and me. His Grace of Osmonde\|Frances Hodgson Burnett
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