birth certificate
noun
an official form recording the birth of a baby and containing pertinent data, as name, sex, date, place, and parents.
birth certificates
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pluralof birth certificate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For the analysis, scientists examined births throughout Georgia between 2017 and 2022 and connected those records with death records for fathers named on birth certificates.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
By then, the San Francisco family will have had their birth certificates notarized, had European officials record their fingerprints and transferred half a million Euros into an international investment fund.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
According to court records filed by his attorney, the birth certificates were updated to list Zhou as the father by March 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
To prove their ties to Canada - however far back they may go - many have had to look up historic records like census reports, baptismal records and birth certificates.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Four of my parents’ seven children don’t have birth certificates.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
