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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesla reine du jour
Pronunciation / Transliteration: la ren dy zhur
"La birthday-girl a ouvert ses cadeaux avec enthousiasme."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A female whose birthday is being celebrated.
"The birthday-girl blew out all the candles on her pink frosted cake." - 2
The principal female guest of honor at a birthday party or celebration.
"Everyone gathered around to sing and present their gifts to the birthday-girl."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from 'birthday', originating from Middle English 'birth' (from Old Norse) and 'day' (from Old English 'dæg'), combined with 'girl', a Middle English word of Germanic origin denoting a child or young person of either sex before specializing in meaning. First appearing in colloquial usage during the 20th century, it reflects a common morphological pattern in English of creating affectionate compound nouns for individuals celebrating specific life milestones.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Birthday-girl" is said worldwide
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la reine du jour
Transliteration: la ren dy zhur
"La birthday-girl a ouvert ses cadeaux avec enthousiasme."
Geburtstagskind
Transliteration: ɡəˈbʊʁtstaːksˌkɪnt
"Das Geburtstagskind strahlte vor Freude über die vielen Geschenke."
festeggiata
Transliteration: festeɡˈɡjata
"La festeggiata ha spento le candeline sulla torta."
cumpleañera
Transliteration: kumpleaˈɲeɾa
"Todos aplaudieron cuando entró la cumpleañera."
aniversariante
Transliteration: aniˌveɾsiˈɾɐ̃tʃi
"A aniversariante recebeu os parabéns de todos os convidados."
जन्मदिन की लड़की
Transliteration: janmadin ki ladki
"जन्मदिन की लड़की ने केक काटा।"
寿星女
Transliteration: shòuxīng nǚ
"寿星女高兴地打开了所有的生日礼物。"
생일 주인공
Transliteration: saeng-il ju-ing-gong
"오늘의 생일 주인공이 케이크의 초를 껐습니다."
主役
Transliteration: shuyaku
"今日の誕生日の主役が笑顔でケーキを切った。"
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