birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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Without consulting her, Desi had already written Lucie Desiree on the birth certificate, naming the little girl for her mother and maternal grandmother.
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 10 June 2025
Make paper copies of important documents such as birth certificates and insurance policies.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Babies surreptitiously left in such drop boxes will likely never have accurate birth certificates, and relinquishing parents swiftly lose their parental rights and any chance of legally reclaiming or reconnecting with their children.
—Time, 28 May 2025
Instead, the audience watches a full day in the life of the salon, which is run by Jaja’s plucky teenage daughter, Marie, a high school valedictorian who lacks the birth certificate to qualify for college student loans.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 10 June 2025
Make paper copies of important documents such as birth certificates and insurance policies.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Babies surreptitiously left in such drop boxes will likely never have accurate birth certificates, and relinquishing parents swiftly lose their parental rights and any chance of legally reclaiming or reconnecting with their children.
—Time, 28 May 2025
Instead, the audience watches a full day in the life of the salon, which is run by Jaja’s plucky teenage daughter, Marie, a high school valedictorian who lacks the birth certificate to qualify for college student loans.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
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“Birth certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20certificate. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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