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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This includes social security numbers (SSNs), place and date of birth, work permit status, and parents' names, among other sensitive personal information, for all Americans, to a cloud environment. Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025 In the lawsuits, Dhillon says Michigan is required to provide it information needed to exercise its statutory enforcement authority, including voters' full date of birth, driver's license numbers and the last four digits of their Social Security numbers. Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025 The software will then take the travelers’ biometric data, which will be used to cross-reference their passport information (including name, ID number, date of birth, and issue and expiration dates) and verify their arrival and exit. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025 Provide your email address, date of birth, residential address and other essential account info to verify your identity. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 During these calls, fraudsters may ask not only for your Medicare details but also for other personal information, such as your SSN, date of birth or similar data. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The bots would impersonate beneficiaries, using dates of birth and other information that can be found on the internet, to try to change the beneficiaries’ bank-routing information and steal their benefits. Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025 Agents asked each worker for their Social Security number, date of birth and other identifying information, the employee said. Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025 That paperwork includes filling out the voter’s name, residence, mailing address, date of birth, party preference and a certification that the voter is a citizen. Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.

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