leapling

leapling — 名詞

1. a person whose date of birth is 29 February, a calendar date that occurs only on

1.名詞
釋義

閏日生者

在二月二十九日出生的人

a person whose date of birth is 29 February, a calendar date that occurs only once every four years when a leap year adds an extra day to the shortest month

例句

Yara was born on leap day, so her family calls her a leapling.

Yara 是在閏日出生，所以家人都叫她「閏日生者」。

collocation: born on leap day / called a leapling

As a leapling, Leila celebrates her birthday on 28 February during common years.

身為閏日生者，Leila 在平年時都在二月二十八日過生日。

leapling celebrates on a nearby date in non-leap years

同義詞
  • leap year baby

    more informal and affectionate, common in everyday conversation and social media

  • February 29 baby

    purely descriptive and transparent but less compact, used when the speaker wants to avoid jargon

用法筆記

Informal and relatively uncommon. Most leaplings choose to celebrate on 28 February or 1 March during non-leap years. Some legal systems recognise one of these nearby dates as the official birthday for driving licences, voting, and reaching the age of majority.

常見錯誤

❌She is a leapling child with a rare birthday.
✅She is a leapling with a rare birthday.
💡'leapling' is a countable noun and is not used as an adjective before another noun.