English
Etymology
From the lack of clothes worn when one is born (i.e., on the day of one�s birth).
Noun
en-noun|sg=birthday suit
- idiom nakedness|Nakedness; a lack of clothing.
#: George embarrassed his aunt by answering the door in his birthday suit. (i.e., George embarrassed his aunt by answering the door naked)
Usage notes
Usually used in the phrase �in one�s birthday suit�, but sometimes seen alone; for example, as in �Guess what she was wearing? Her birthday suit!�
Translations
Dutch: adamskostuum n
French: habit de naissance m
German: Adamskostüm n italbrac|men, Evakostüm n italbrac|women
Norwegian: Adams drakt italbrac|men, Evas drakt italbrac|women
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Polish: strój adama m
Russian: в ко���ме �в� (in Eve's suit), в ��м ма�� �одила (like when born by mother)
Spanish: to be in one�s birthday suit = estar como su madre le trajo al mundo
fr:birthday suit
id:birthday suit
ru:birthday suit
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