birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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In an odd development, church workers found a red pouch containing the suspect’s birth certificate in the pipe organ room, Gaytan said.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
His mother was ill, so one of her sisters-in-law filled out the registration card and submitted it to the city to produce a birth certificate, Didier Optowsky said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Along with requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls, the measure mandated new voter registration applicants provide documentary proof of citizenship such as a birth certificate, U.S. passport or naturalization documents.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
In 2023 some communities where her Brothers of Italy leads the government, names of lesbian mothers were removed from birth certificates.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
These details should be verified with official documents like a birth certificate or a baby book — even a parent’s testimony works.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Her birth certificate denotes her place of birth as Interstate 80 east in Citrus Heights.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Calix only had time to pack essential documents like birth certificates and passports.
—Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
After their son was born, the Williams submitted copious amounts of documentation providing evidence of their home birth with their application for JJ’s birth certificate.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
His mother was ill, so one of her sisters-in-law filled out the registration card and submitted it to the city to produce a birth certificate, Didier Optowsky said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Along with requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls, the measure mandated new voter registration applicants provide documentary proof of citizenship such as a birth certificate, U.S. passport or naturalization documents.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
In 2023 some communities where her Brothers of Italy leads the government, names of lesbian mothers were removed from birth certificates.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
These details should be verified with official documents like a birth certificate or a baby book — even a parent’s testimony works.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Her birth certificate denotes her place of birth as Interstate 80 east in Citrus Heights.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Calix only had time to pack essential documents like birth certificates and passports.
—Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
After their son was born, the Williams submitted copious amounts of documentation providing evidence of their home birth with their application for JJ’s birth certificate.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
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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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