birthtide

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noun

The time or season of one's birth, birthtime.

OriginMiddle English burdtide →
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Meanings

nounbirthtide (plural birthtides)

plural birthtides · alternative birth-tide

  1. archaicobsoletepoeticrareThe time or season of one's birth, birthtime.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishburdtide
  2. Englishbirthtide

From Middle English burdtide, burð tid, equivalent to birth + tide (“time, season”).

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APA

birthtide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthtide

MLA

“birthtide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthtide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birthtide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthtide.

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