Birthday Celebrations

noun a person born on February 29th, a leap year

• The term 'leapling' refers to someone born on February 29th.
• I have a friend who is a leapling and only celebrates their birthday every four years.
• My cousin, the leapling, always jokes about being a 'leap year baby'.
• Just like a leapling, sometimes we all feel like we're living in a different time dimension.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'half birthday' is a noun as it represents a specific type of celebration.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun. In this case, 'half' is an adjective as it describes the type of birthday being celebrated, which is midway between two annual birthdays.

• Some cultures celebrate a child's half birthday when they turn six months old.
• I can't believe it's already your half birthday! Time flies.
• Let's throw a party for your half birthday, it'll be lit!
• Reaching my half birthday in my career made me reflect on my accomplishments so far.