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Vinony

birth certificate

noun

  1. document formally recording the birth of an individual person
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰértisder. Proto-Germanic *burþiz Old Norse burðrbor. Middle English birthe English birth English certificate English birth certificate From birth + certificate.

  1. An official document certifying the details of an individual's birth, indicating the name, date, and parents' names, and details such as parents' occupation and religion.

    “[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.”