Meanings
nounbirth certificate (plural birth certificates)
plural birth certificates · alternative birth-certificate · alternative birth cert
- 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.
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), page R28
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans geboortesertifikaat
- geboortesertifikaatofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Arabic شَهَادَةُ مِيلَاد
- شَهَادَةُ مِيلَاد (šahādatu mīlād)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Bengali জন্ম নিবন্ধন
- জন্ম নিবন্ধন (jonmo nibondhon)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Bulgarian акт за ра́ждане, свиде́телство за ра́ждане
- акт за ра́ждане (akt za ráždane)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
- свиде́телство за ра́ждане (svidételstvo za ráždane)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Catalan certificat de naixement
- certificat de naixementofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Chinese Cantonese 出世紙 /出世纸
- 出世紙 /出世纸 (ceot¹ sai³ zi²)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Chinese Mandarin 出生證 /出生证, 出生證明書 /出生证明书
- 出生證 /出生证 (chūshēngzhèng)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
- 出生證明書 /出生证明书 (chūshēng zhèngmíngshū)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Czech rodný list
- rodný listofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Danish fødselsattest
- fødselsattestofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Dutch geboorteakte, geboortebewijs
- geboorteakteofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
- geboortebewijsofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Estonian sünnitunnistus
- sünnitunnistusofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Finnish syntymätodistus
- syntymätodistusofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
French acte de naissance
- acte de naissanceofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
German Geburtsurkunde, Geburtsschein
- Geburtsurkundeofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
- Geburtsscheinofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Greek πιστοποιητικό γεννήσεως
- πιστοποιητικό γεννήσεως (pistopoiitikó genníseos)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Hebrew תעודת לידה
- תעודת לידה (t'udát leydá)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Hindi जन्म प्रमाणपत्र
- जन्म प्रमाणपत्र (janma pramāṇpatra)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Hungarian születési anyakönyvi kivonat
- születési anyakönyvi kivonatofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Icelandic fæðingarvottorð
- fæðingarvottorðofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Indonesian akta kelahiran
- akta kelahiranofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Irish teastas breithe
- teastas breitheofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Italian certificato di nascita, atto di nascita
- certificato di nascitaofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
- atto di nascitaofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Japanese 出生証明書
- 出生証明書 (shussei shōmeisho)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Korean 출생 증명서
- 출생 증명서 (chulsaeng jeungmyeongseo)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Latvian dzimšanas apliecība
- dzimšanas apliecībaofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Lithuanian gimimo liudijimas
- gimimo liudijimasofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Malay sijil kelahiran
- sijil kelahiranofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Norwegian Bokmål fødselsattest
- fødselsattestofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Polish akt urodzenia
- akt urodzeniaofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Portuguese certidão de nascimento
- certidão de nascimentoofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Romanian certificat de naștere
- certificat de naștereofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Russian свиде́тельство о рожде́нии
- свиде́тельство о рожде́нии (svidételʹstvo o roždénii)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Slovak rodný list
- rodný listofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Spanish certificado de nacimiento, partida de nacimiento
- certificado de nacimientoofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
- partida de nacimientoofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
- acta de nacimientoofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Swahili cheti cha kuzaliwa
- cheti cha kuzaliwaofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Swedish födelseattest
- födelseattestofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Thai สูติบัตร
- สูติบัตร (sǔu-dtì-bàt)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Turkish doğum belgesi
- doğum belgesiofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Ukrainian свідо́цтво про наро́дження
- свідо́цтво про наро́дження (svidóctvo pro naródžennja)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Urdu سَنَدِ وِلادَت
- سَنَدِ وِلادَت (sanad-i vilādat)official document certifying the details of a person's birth
Vietnamese giấy khai sinh
- giấy khai sinhofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
Cite this entry
APA
birth certificate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birth%20certificate
MLA
“birth certificate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birth%20certificate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birth certificate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birth%20certificate.
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