birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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Laura and her family started to take it more seriously, packing up passports, birth certificates, and photo albums.
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Marianne Eloise, Architectural Digest, 31 Jan. 2025
The Ohio Department of Health confirmed that no birth certificate exists for Wightman, according to authorities.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Inside was his passport, birth certificate and other vital documents.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Tyler admonished viewers for digging into his private life, going as far as making his children's birth certificates public.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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Marianne Eloise, Architectural Digest, 31 Jan. 2025
The Ohio Department of Health confirmed that no birth certificate exists for Wightman, according to authorities.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Inside was his passport, birth certificate and other vital documents.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Tyler admonished viewers for digging into his private life, going as far as making his children's birth certificates public.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 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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