birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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Outside, his sister clutches a folder of birth certificates and paystubs — proof of a life built here.
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Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
After the dust settles, Hopper obtains a birth certificate for Eleven, which gives her the legal name of Jane Hopper.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Her mother brought Jacobo's birth certificate to the jail and waited on-site to ensure she was not transferred, while her aunts contacted tribal leaders, according to the outlet.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
The name of Prince Edward's daughter is listed in the line of succession to the throne as Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, and the hyphenated last name of Mountbatten-Windsor is listed on the birth certificates of Prince Harry's children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
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Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
After the dust settles, Hopper obtains a birth certificate for Eleven, which gives her the legal name of Jane Hopper.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Her mother brought Jacobo's birth certificate to the jail and waited on-site to ensure she was not transferred, while her aunts contacted tribal leaders, according to the outlet.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
The name of Prince Edward's daughter is listed in the line of succession to the throne as Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, and the hyphenated last name of Mountbatten-Windsor is listed on the birth certificates of Prince Harry's children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 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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