birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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The Barnetts claimed, not long after bringing her home, that Natalia was not the age reflected on her birth certificate, because Natalia allegedly had pubic hair, a menstrual cycle and a mental illness.
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
She was adopted by the Barnetts at age 6, though tensions quickly arose between Natalia and the family, leading to allegations of violence, changes to her birth certificate, and ultimately abandonment.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
More than half of Americans do not have a passport and would have to rely on their birth certificate to be able to vote.
—Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Republicans insisted no genital inspection would ever be necessary and that proof of birth gender could simply be determined with a birth certificate.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
She was adopted by the Barnetts at age 6, though tensions quickly arose between Natalia and the family, leading to allegations of violence, changes to her birth certificate, and ultimately abandonment.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
More than half of Americans do not have a passport and would have to rely on their birth certificate to be able to vote.
—Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Republicans insisted no genital inspection would ever be necessary and that proof of birth gender could simply be determined with a birth certificate.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Birth certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20certificate. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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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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