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

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At least that's what my birth certificate tells me. —

David Oliver, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024 To their surprise, Tate's birth certificate indicated that his brother was actually the firstborn. —

Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 His research shows that around 1900, when the U.S. started to issue birth certificates, the number of centenarians aged 110 or older dropped sharply—presumably because people had been misrecording their age, whether on purpose or accidentally. —

science.org, 21 Nov. 2024 Airlines may require proof of age, such as a birth certificate. —

Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for birth certificate

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Jan. 2025.

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