birth certificate

noun

: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage

Examples of birth certificate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The government platforms even provide online birth certificates and passport applications. —

Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 He was admitted to the schools using fake documents, including a birth certificate, immunization records, a transcript and medical records, the officials said. —

Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024 Voters must provide additional legal documentation to prove their identity while signing up to cast ballots if their name doesn't match the one on their birth certificate. —

Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024 Unnecessary Paperwork No one is telling you to shred birth certificates or estate documents, but old receipts and tax documents older than seven years? —

Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for birth certificate

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Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of birth certificate was in 1821

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“Birth certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20certificate. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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