birth certificate

noun

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

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Those four, plus Oklahoma and Montana, bar residents from updating their birth certificate, while others have either unclear processes, leave it to a judge’s discretion or require proof of surgery to change the certificate. —

Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025 The law only allows schools to recognize changes made to birth certificates that were made to correct a clerical error. —

Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025 First, the state or territorial government will issue a birth certificate confirming where and when the birth took place. —

Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 This bill would also require existing birth certificate changes to be reversed. —

Trans Formations Project, Them, 17 Jan. 2025 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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