date of birth

noun phrase

: the month, day, and year a person was born : birth date
Give your full name and date of birth.

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Fill in your date of birth, email address and phone number to confirm your identity. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 In some cases, medical information, dates of birth, health insurance policy numbers and details related to life and annuity policies may also have been exposed. 200 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA RECORDS LEAKED IN MAJOR X DATA BREACH What is Landmark doing now? Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025 The minimum age to access Discord is 13, and users are asked to confirm their date of birth when creating their account, according to the company’s safety guidelines. Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025 The collected data included names, addresses, dates of birth and driver’s license numbers. Ryley Amond, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025 Hertz says various types of customer data are involved, including users' names, contact information, dates of birth, driver’s license information, and credit card info. James Peckham, PC Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025 States must now at least require proof of your legal name, date of birth, Social Security number, legal residency, and two forms verifying your address before issuing a driver’s license or ID card. Addy Bink, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025 Provide your email, date of birth and other basic information to confirm your identity and age. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025 At issue is a 2021 data breach in which a hacker stole 106GB of customer data, including Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and driver’s license information of some former and current subscribers. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025

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 29 Apr. 2025.

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