birthday boy
Today's cake recipient
A birthday boy is a male whose birthday is being celebrated.
The term is affectionate and slightly playful, used regardless of actual age: The birthday boy blew out all his candles.
The parallel term is birthday girl.
Frosted baked dessert
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- wishesThings hoped for
- presentsItems given freely
- balloonsAir-filled rubber sacs
gifts · surprise · honoree · guests · invitation · gathering · festivities · congratulations
Youth becoming adulthood
- eighteenNumber after seventeen
- twenty-oneCardinal after twenty
- thirteenAfter twelve, before fourteen
- bar mitzvahJewish adulthood ceremony
quinceañera · sweet sixteen · rite of passage · legal age · maturation
Hollow figure hiding sweets
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- streamersDecorative hanging ribbons
- musicOrganized auditory art
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
clown · magician · favors · decorations · confetti · laughter · entertainment · theme
Once per annum
- ageDuration of existence
- calendarDate-tracking system
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
cake
Frosted baked dessert
balloons · gifts · surprise · honoree · guests · invitation · gathering · festivities · congratulations · singing
coming-of-age
Youth becoming adulthood
- eighteenNumber after seventeen
- twenty-oneCardinal after twenty
- thirteenAfter twelve, before fourteen
bar mitzvah · quinceañera · sweet sixteen · rite of passage · legal age · maturation
piñata
Hollow figure hiding sweets
dancing · clown · magician · favors · decorations · confetti · laughter · entertainment · theme · goodie bags
yearly
Once per annum
anniversary · cycle · countdown · aging · annual celebration
- birthdaysmaking a wish, candle blowing, blowing candles, number candles, cake cutting
- center of attentionstar, celebrity, diva, headliner, lead
- honoreeshonoree, honorees, award winner, awardee, awardees
- partygoerspartygoers, party-goer, party-goers, attendee, partier
birth, rebirth, birthday, birthing, birthright, birthplace, birthdays, birthstone, birthdate