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 You'll be asked to provide your first and last name and date of birth. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 16 Oct. 2024 Once there, plug in your first initial, last name, county and date of birth. Kristal Dixon, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024 Then a prompt pops up on the phone showing what information the other party is requesting, such as date of birth and legal name. Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024 At first, Perez was cooperative with officers and gave them her name, date of birth and apartment number. Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024 When your check arrives is determined by your date of birth. Ryley Amond,brian Sloan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024 In May, the personal information of more than 56,000 people — including names, medical record numbers, addresses, dates of birth, diagnostic and treatment information, and health insurance details — was compromised in a separate cyberattack at Michigan Medicine. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2024 The letter had said only my name, date of birth and medical information had been exposed. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024 Sharing a photo of the newborn’s arms and hands, the latter bearing a hospital band with her own name and date of birth, Henree paid tribute to her late father. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Sep. 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 3 Nov. 2024.

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