Definition

1. Noun:
   • A decorated cake, typically sweet and often frosted or iced, that is served at a birthday party to celebrate a person's birthday.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • We sang "Happy Birthday" and then she blew out the candles on her birthday cake.
  • My mother baked a chocolate birthday cake for my party.
  • The birthday cake was decorated with blue frosting and a toy car.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metonymically to represent the celebration itself.
  • The whole event was perfect, from the games right down to the birthday cake.

Variants and Related Words

• Cake (n): A sweet baked dessert. "Birthday cake" is a specific type of cake.
• Birthday (n): The anniversary of the day on which a person was born.

Synonyms

• Celebration cake: A cake made for a celebratory occasion.
• Party cake: A cake served at a party.

Related Phrases

• To have one's cake and eat it too: (Idiom) To want to enjoy two desirable but mutually exclusive alternatives. (Note: This idiom uses "cake" generally, not specifically "birthday cake").
• A piece of cake: (Idiom) Something very easy to do. (Note: This idiom uses "cake" generally, not specifically "birthday cake").

Notes

• "Birthday cake" is a compound noun. The primary definition and usage pertain to the specific cake for a birthday celebration. It is not typically used as a phrasal verb.

Noun

1. decorated cake served at a birthday party