birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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Married women who took their husband's name have also raised concerns about the requirement that the name on their birth certificate match their current identification.
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 22 May 2025
There is so much more that helps shape a person, rather than just the year on their birth certificate.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
However, many married women take their husband’s surnames and therefore don’t have birth certificates that match their current legal names.
—Time, 19 May 2025
This requirement would impact millions of eligible voters who do not have a passport or ready access to their birth certificate, as well as those who vote by mail.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 May 2025
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 22 May 2025
There is so much more that helps shape a person, rather than just the year on their birth certificate.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
However, many married women take their husband’s surnames and therefore don’t have birth certificates that match their current legal names.
—Time, 19 May 2025
This requirement would impact millions of eligible voters who do not have a passport or ready access to their birth certificate, as well as those who vote by mail.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 May 2025
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“Birth certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20certificate. Accessed 7 Jun. 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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