birth certificate
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From birth + certificate.
Noun[edit]
birth certificate (plural birth certificates)
- An official document certifying the details of a an individual's birth, indicating the name, date, and parents' names, and details such as parents' occupation and religion.
- 2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)[1], page R28:
- [T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD.
Translations[edit]
official document certifying the details of a person's birth
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Further reading[edit]
- birth certificate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia