date of birth

noun phrase

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

Examples of date of birth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All that was required was a name, date of birth and county of residence — information easily discoverable for many people online. Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2024 The university did not release the name or date of birth of the man in the video. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024 Cozart allegedly hired Lankford, who searched the victim’s name and date of birth using his Sheriff’s Department terminal, in violation of department policy. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 Cozart, in turn, hired Lankford, then a sheriff’s deputy, who, against department policy, searched victim 1’s name and date of birth in the National Crime Information Center database. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024 Among other details, the websites would request people’s names, addresses, payment card numbers and security codes, phone numbers, dates of birth, and bank websites. Matt Burgess, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024 The information, including a voter’s date of birth, the last four digits of their Social Security number and their driver’s license number, was briefly available on the portal, a new tool that allows voters to proactively cancel their voter registrations, the Associated Press reported. T.a. Defeo | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Aug. 2024 The university's president said the man yelling in the video is not tied to the assassination attempt and has a different name and date of birth than the Trump rally shooter. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024 Some list only the dates of birth and death and the deceased’s military rank. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 4 July 2024

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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 24 Sep. 2024.

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