Birthdayish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a birthday.

    "What was that gleaming greenly on Mother's hand? A ring . . . Dad's present. All very well, but rings were common things . . . even Sissy Flagg had one. But a pearl necklace! “A necklace is such a nice birthdayish thing,” said Mother."

Synonyms

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natalitialnatalitial

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"What was that gleaming greenly on Mother's hand? A ring . . . Dad's present. All very well, but rings were common things . . . even Sissy Flagg had one. But a pearl necklace! “A necklace is such a nice birthdayish thing,” said Mother."

Etymology

From birthday + -ish.

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