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half-birthday

half-birthday is the alternative form of half birthday.

Meaning of half birthday

Noun

half birthday (plural half birthdays)

  1. The day halfway in between two consecutive birthdays.
    • You can sing "Happy Half Birthday to You!" or you could try only singing every other word.2003, Meg Cox, The Book of New Family Traditions, page 263

Forms of half-birthday

pluralhalf-birthdays

Questions about half-birthday

What is half-birthday the alternative form of?
Half-birthday is the alternative form of half birthday.

Words near half-birthday in the dictionary

  1. half-barrier
  2. half-barriers
  3. half-bat
  4. half-bath
  5. half-bats
  6. half-birthday
  7. half-birthdays
  8. half-blood
  9. half-blooded
  10. half-bloods
  11. half-blue

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