Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birth month

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: birth -month
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The month in which someone is born.

Example Sentences

"The House of Representatives took time out today for a thirty-minute celebration of the birth month of Susan B. Anthony, crusader for women’s rights."
"Factors like birth order and birth month play a small role, at best, in the likelihood of reaching advanced age, and are overwhelmed by others."
"Although, as with many facts surrounding my birth month, there is some dispute — some historians say Caesar gave February 29 days — most believe his calendar preserved a 28-day February (with 29 days only in a leap year)."

Etymology

From birth + month by analogy with birthday.

Inflected Forms

birth months (plural) birthmonth (alternative)

Questions

What does birth month mean?: The month in which someone is born.
Where does birth month come from?: From birth + month by analogy with birthday.

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