birth certificate

noun

an official form recording the birth of a baby and containing pertinent data, as name, sex, date, place, and parents.

birth certificate

noun

an official form giving details of the time and place of a person's birth, and his or her name, sex, mother's name and (usually) father's name

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Word History and Origins

Origin of birth certificate¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Even though she is a citizen by birth, she says that she’s taken to carrying a copy of her birth certificate with her everywhere she goes as a precaution.

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That boy had the same relatively unusual surname that appeared on the mystery branch of the family tree, a link later confirmed by birth certificates obtained by Matthew.

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One can make a compelling argument that the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act were the nation's birth certificate.

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�� he couldn't produce was a birth certificate.

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While Mr Albon could be declared CA's father on a re-registered birth certificate, he was denied parental responsibility or increased contact.

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