Is birthday an adjective

Answer 1

It can be used like one. The noun birthday can be used as a noun adjunct, in such forms as birthday present, birthday card, birthday cake.

(Dictionaries do not define this as an actual adjective form.)

Answer 2

It can be, but not always.

The word born is one past participle of the verb "to bear" which is an active verb. But "born" is frequently used in the passive voice (is born, was born) where it can be either an active verb (e.g. born early) or a linking verb (e.g. born blind, where blind is a predicate adjective).

Born can also be an adjective, either alone (a born singer), as a participle phrase (e.g. caution born of experience), or as a compound adjective (native-born).

Answer 3

Yes, it can be. It is the past participle of the verb to bear, used as an adjective to mean existing by birth, or metaphorically so. (e.g. a man born to lead, a wariness born of experience)

Answer 4

Only as risque slang referring to a buxom or curvaceous female (she's really built).

However, compound forms such as purpose-built or hand-built can be adjectives, as can the term built-in. Built is the past tense and past participle of to build, so is usually a verb.

Answer 5

No. It is a noun meaning a beginning, especially of a baby's independent life. It can be used as a noun adjunct (rather than an adjective) in compound nouns such as birth defects and birth certificate.

The word birth can also more rarely be used as a verb (to give birth to).

Answer 6

No, the word 'born' (or borne) is not a noun.

The word 'born' is the past participle of the verb to bear.

The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.

Examples:

I was born the same year that Walt Disney died. (verb)

Her son is a born leader. (adjective)

The abstract noun forms of the verb to bear is bearing (a word for a person's manner; a relevant relationship or interconnection) and bearings (a word for an awareness of one's position or situation); a word for a concept.

The gerund bearing is a concrete noun as a word for a rotating support between moving parts; a measurement taken with a compass to indicate direction or position; a word for a physical thing.