noun
yearday
Yearday (noun) means Another word for anniversary, a date that comes round every year.
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1
Another word for anniversary, a date that comes round every year.
"Today was her grandchild's yearday. Every year on the day the Little was born, the Littles celebrated their yearday. Henna Rose wanted to prepare a special evening meal and celebration for Knotten tonight. Knotten was ten yeardays today."
— Pamela L. Volpert, The Tribes of the Littles (2020)
2
Another word for birthday, the yearly date a person was born.
3
A day that marks the yearly return of an event or occasion.
4
The yearly date that marks a person's death, sometimes marked with a memorial service.
"The younger children remained at Bytham for a year, and saw their brothers again only at Leicester, on the yearday of Mother's death."
— Georgette Heyer, My Lord John: A tale of intrigue (2009)
"So it was that one day, by chance the fourth yearday of young Orem's life, Avonap let fall his hoe when he saw the boy, let it fall and walked to where he played."
— Orson Scott Card, Hart's Hope (2009)
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English ȝereday, ȝerdai (“anniversary”), from Old English *ġēardæġ (compare Old English ġeārdagas (“days of yore”)), from Proto-West Germanic *jāradag (“day of the year, yearly day”), from Proto-Germanic *jēradagaz, equivalent to year + day. It is cognate with West Frisian jierdei (“birthday”), Dutch jaardag (“anniversary, birthday”), and German Jahrtag (“anniversary”).
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What is the meaning of yearday?
"yearday" (noun) means another word for anniversary, a date that comes round every year.
What is another word for yearday?
Other words for "yearday" include anniversary.
What are the different meanings of yearday?
"yearday" has 3 main meanings: 1. Another word for anniversary, a date that comes round every year; 2. Another word for birthday, the yearly date a person was born; 3. A day that marks the yearly return of an event or occasion.
