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

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Samberg's daughter was born in 2017 While Samberg's daughter's name and date of birth are unknown, PEOPLE confirmed the actor welcomed his first child in August 2017. Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024 Registration requires all first-time customers to confirm their current playing area, full name, date of birth and other essential information. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2024 Enter your name and county on the Ohio Secretary of State's site. Kentucky: Enter your name and date of birth on the state's Voter Information Center site. Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2024 If the vote was cast using a mail-in or absentee ballot, multiple states have online databases through which citizens can input their personal information—such as their name, date of birth, and zip code—and see whether their ballot has been counted. Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024 In bad news for users, hackers stole personal information for certain consumers between Sept. 20-22, including names, phone numbers, email and mailing addresses, along with dates of birth. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024 Among the unsecured information was driver's license numbers, dates of birth and insurance quotes. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024 This data includes email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers, purchase history, gender and dates of birth. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024 However, some municipalities had not recorded voters’ date of birth or registration date before this switch, so these default years were entered for those voters. Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024

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 15 Dec. 2024.

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