leapling

Rare birthday person

A leapling is a person born on February 29, the extra day that occurs only in leap years.

Since their actual birthday comes around once every four years, leaplings typically celebrate on February 28 or March 1 in common years: As a leapling, she jokes that she's only ten years old.

birthday

February

Second month, often shortest

celebration · party · anniversary · rare · birthdate · age · candles · cake · wishes · milestones

rarity

uncommon

Seldom occurring or found

exceptional · anomalous · singular · peculiar · oddity · outlier · infrequent · scarce · sporadic · statistical

calendrical

Gregorian

Named for a pope

  • JulianRelating to a famous Roman
  • yearTwelve-month duration
  • FebruarySecond month, often shortest

29th · synchronization · astronomy · solstice · equinox · chronology · timekeeping · solar · adjustment · correction

identity

birthday

Annual date of origin

humor · club · community · famous · celebrity · joke · technicality · confusion · explanation · tradition

Family

leap, leaping, leaps, leaped, fledgling, duckling, leapfrog, overleap, leaper

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G