birth certificate

noun

: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage

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Age on your birth certificate, not in your head. —

Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026 Jackson proposes the elimination of voter registration and suggests people, instead, show their birth certificates to prove their age. —

Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026 The act would require Americans show additional documents that prove their citizenship, such as a passport or a birth certificate. —

Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 16 Feb. 2026 These same individuals are instrumental in assisting Nell in explaining her mother’s behavior and a mysterious birth certificate for Evie found in a copy of Jane Eyre in their mother’s bookcase. —

The Know, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for birth certificate

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of birth certificate was in 1821

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“Birth certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20certificate. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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