Phrase guide

birthday card

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A greeting card given to someone to celebrate their birthday.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a card expressing a birthday greeting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: greeting card

History

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 生日卡 (saang1 jat6 kaat1) — greeting card
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生日賀卡 /生日贺卡 (shēngrì hèkǎ) — greeting card
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生日卡 (shēngrìkǎ) — greeting card
  • Cornish: karten benn-bloodh — greeting card
  • Danish: fødselsdagskort — greeting card
  • Dutch: verjaardagskaart — greeting card
  • Finnish: syntymäpäiväkortti — greeting card
  • Finnish: synttärikortti — greeting card
  • French: carte d'anniversaire — greeting card
  • Galician: tarxeta de felicitación — greeting card
  • German: Geburtstagskarte — greeting card
  • Greek: κάρτα γενεθλίων (kárta genethlíon) — greeting card
  • Italian: cartolina di compleanno — greeting card
  • Japanese: バースデーカード (bāsudēkādo) — greeting card
  • Malay: kad hari jadi — greeting card
  • Maltese: kartolina t’għeluq sninek — greeting card
  • Māori: kāri huritau — greeting card
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bursdagskort — greeting card
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gebursdagskort — greeting card
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fødselsdagskort — greeting card
  • Portuguese: cartão de aniversário — greeting card
  • Russian: поздрави́тельная откры́тка (pozdravítelʹnaja otkrýtka) — greeting card