birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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Evans also submitted his Jamaican birth certificate and passport, U.S. Social Security and work authorization cards and proof of college credit to Old Orchard’s human resources as part of the application, officials have said.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
When a health department subsequently refused to change the gender of a teenage transgender girl on the birth certificate, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sued the governor for allegedly violating the equal protection and privacy clauses of the U.S. Constitution.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 24 July 2025
All parties agree on what happened next: Hermosillo was taken into custody on April 8 and released April 17, without charge, only after his family showed his birth certificate.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 24 July 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Evans also submitted his Jamaican birth certificate and passport, U.S. Social Security and work authorization cards and proof of college credit to Old Orchard’s human resources as part of the application, officials have said.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
When a health department subsequently refused to change the gender of a teenage transgender girl on the birth certificate, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sued the governor for allegedly violating the equal protection and privacy clauses of the U.S. Constitution.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 24 July 2025
All parties agree on what happened next: Hermosillo was taken into custody on April 8 and released April 17, without charge, only after his family showed his birth certificate.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for birth certificate
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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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