late 14c., from Old English byrddæg, "anniversary or celebration of one's birth" (at first usually a king or saint); see birth (n.) + day. Meaning "day on which one is born" is from 1570s. Birthnight is attested from 1620s.
bird-seed
biretta
Birmingham
Biro
birth
birthday
birthday suit
birthing
birth-mark
birthplace
birth-rate