date of birth

noun phrase

: the month, day, and year a person was born : birth date
Give your full name and date of birth.

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States must now at least require proof of your legal name, date of birth, Social Security number, legal residency, and two forms verifying your address before issuing a driver’s license or ID card. Addy Bink, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025 Provide your email, date of birth and other basic information to confirm your identity and age. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025 At issue is a 2021 data breach in which a hacker stole 106GB of customer data, including Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and driver’s license information of some former and current subscribers. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025 The holder’s date of birth, August 1, 1973, is when CARICOM was officially established. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 The company has said that over 80% of customers give their consent to participate in research and that the information used has been stripped of identifying information, like a user's name, date of birth or address. Avery Lotz, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025 Complete registration by entering your full name, email address, date of birth and other info. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 The personally identifying information included names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers. Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025 Fill in your date of birth, email address, full name, and residential address to confirm your identity. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of date of birth was in 1789

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“Date of birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20of%20birth. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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