birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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About 83% of married women changed their name, and for many that means their birth certificates don’t match their current ID.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Dependents may use documents that prove their parents' residency, along with their birth certificate.
—Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025
However, for many years, Tyler believed she had been fathered by another rocker, singer Todd Rundgren, who signed her birth certificate and raised her.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Critics fear the move will disenfranchise troops overseas, Native Americans, women whose married name does not match their birth certificate, and disabled people who cannot physically get to a voter registration location to show their proof.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Dependents may use documents that prove their parents' residency, along with their birth certificate.
—Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025
However, for many years, Tyler believed she had been fathered by another rocker, singer Todd Rundgren, who signed her birth certificate and raised her.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Critics fear the move will disenfranchise troops overseas, Native Americans, women whose married name does not match their birth certificate, and disabled people who cannot physically get to a voter registration location to show their proof.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Birth certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20certificate. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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birth certificate
noun
birth cer·tif·i·cate
-(ˌ)sər-ˈtif-i-kət 
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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