birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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So when Missouri had minimal protections, we were stuck with Kansas and our inability to update our child's birth certificate there.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador on Monday announced a move to restore state laws banning transgender people from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identity.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2025
The birth certificate must also be issued by the government.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
And last month, a Hong Kong judge ruled in favor of a lesbian couple who wanted to include both mothers’ names on their son’s birth certificate.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador on Monday announced a move to restore state laws banning transgender people from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identity.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2025
The birth certificate must also be issued by the government.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
And last month, a Hong Kong judge ruled in favor of a lesbian couple who wanted to include both mothers’ names on their son’s birth certificate.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Birth certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20certificate. Accessed 25 Oct. 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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