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 The site will ask you to present information and documents like an Ohio driver’s license or Ohio identification card number, date of birth, address and the last four digits of your Social Security number. Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2024 The medical examiner also confirmed his reported date of birth as Oct. 4, 1990. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024 The information consists of about 2.7 billion records, each of which includes a person’s full name, address, date of birth, Social Security number and phone number, along with alternate names and birth dates, Felice claimed. Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024 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

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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 6 Oct. 2024.

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