birth certificate

noun

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

Example Sentences

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Those can include a driver’s license, a passport, or a birth certificate, which not all young people have access to. —Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023

North Carolina High School Athletics Association’s default policy requires students to participate in school sports based on the gender listed on their birth certificate, but transgender students can apply for an exemption. —By Victor Skinner | The Center Square Contributor , Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2023

These include his birth certificate, report cards, bicycle and artifacts such as his sketchbooks and notes plus other ephemera. —Lily Moayeri, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023

Wisconsin is one of 31 states that charges a fee to obtain a birth certificate, where there are no waivers for people experiencing homelessness. —Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2022

Just a blank space on a birth certificate. —Deepti Hajela, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022

Altuve returned anyway, this time with a birth certificate, and turned enough heads that Houston signed him for $15,000. —Josh Criswell, Chron, 14 Oct. 2022

Last year, the Ohio Supreme Court found that the prison warden had not produced a proper birth certificate with a seal and original signature of the local official who certified the document. —Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2023

Fuse Brown said the hospital should have been able to correct the error quickly with more information, such as a birth certificate or other document establishing that McLin was Keeling’s parent. —Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

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