greeting card

noun

: a piece of paper or thin cardboard having any of a variety of shapes and formats and bearing a greeting or message of sentiment

Examples of greeting card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mother's Day isn't all greeting cards and brunches for those with bad or absent moms. —Sarah Harman, People.com, 11 May 2025

The most popular gift categories remain flowers, greeting cards and special outings such as dinner or brunch. —Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 10 May 2025

The largest category is flowers, accounting for 74% of gifts, followed by greeting cards and special outings. —Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025

Volunteers will have a chance to assemble snack packs for children, send greeting cards to senior citizens and make hypoglycemia kits for people who have diabetes during next month’s five-city Lions Clubs’ Community Day of Service. —Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for greeting card

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard

Kids Definition

greeting card

noun

: a decorated card with a message of goodwill that is sent usually on a special occasion