birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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Liaisons are required to enroll students in school immediately, regardless of missing documents such as birth certificates, health records and proof of residency, Gyroy said.
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Monroe was baptized Norma Jeane Baker, but the name on her birth certificate was Norma Jeane Mortenson.
—Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Arizona’s version led to confusion for election officials, including a lack of clear guidance on processing voter registration updates without birth certificates or passports—and could cause the disenfranchisement of thousands.
—Hannah Fried, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Soto would later learn her daughters’ birth certificates had been altered to say that no parent had shown up to register the babies.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Monroe was baptized Norma Jeane Baker, but the name on her birth certificate was Norma Jeane Mortenson.
—Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Arizona’s version led to confusion for election officials, including a lack of clear guidance on processing voter registration updates without birth certificates or passports—and could cause the disenfranchisement of thousands.
—Hannah Fried, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Soto would later learn her daughters’ birth certificates had been altered to say that no parent had shown up to register the babies.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Birth certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20certificate. Accessed 5 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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