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birthday boy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A man or boy whose birthday it is.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Broader terms: jubilarian

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: verjaarsdag seuntjie — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Danish: fødselsdagsdreng — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Dutch: Jarige Job — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Dutch: jarige — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Finnish: syntymäpäiväsankari — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • German: Geburtstagskind — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Hebrew: יוֹם הַהוּלֶּדֶת חָתָן (ḥatán yom hahuledét) — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Hungarian: születésnapos fiú/férfi/ember/személy — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Icelandic: afmælisbarn — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Italian: festeggiato — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gebursdagsbarn — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Polish: solenizant — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Portuguese: aniversariante — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Serbo-Croatian: рођенданац (rođendanac) — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Serbo-Croatian: славњеник (slavljenik) — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Serbo-Croatian: свечар (svečar) — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Spanish: cumpleañero — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Spanish: festejado — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Spanish: dueño del santo — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Swedish: födelsedagsbarn — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Turkish: doğum günü çocuğu — a male of any age whose birthday it is
  • Ukrainian: імени́нник (imenýnnyk) — a male of any age whose birthday it is