birth certificate

noun

1. an official form recording the birth of a baby and containing pertinent data, as name, sex, date, place, and parents.

birth certificate

noun

1. an official form giving details of the time and place of a person's birth, and his or her name, sex, mother's name and (usually) father's name

Word History and Origins

Origin of birth certificate¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

He noted that a friend of his — a Latino born in the U.S. — now carried a copy of his birth certificate.

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“Surely you keep files on your students? Medical records, test scores, birth certificates, that sort of thing?”

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A wrinkled manila folder with her husband’s birth certificate and tax returns was on Mercedes’ lap.

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Thinking he has everything under control, he keeps putting her off, not knowing that she has come to warn him about revealing his birth certificate to the public.

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Include a copy of the driver’s license, any birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decrees, life insurance policies, and a list of your financial accounts.

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