birth certificate

vital record that documents the birth of a child
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birth certificate
Form of this certificate was the R&S-61 (est. July 1, 1949) of the Department of Health of State of California. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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birth certificate

Summary

birth certificate has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • birth certificate is a type of identity certificate[2].
  • birth certificate is a type of personal data[3].
  • birth certificate's Commons category is recorded as Birth certificates[4].
  • birth certificate's partially coincident with is recorded as family register[5].
  • birth certificate's partially coincident with is recorded as birth registry[6].
  • birth certificate's different from is recorded as announcement of birth[7].
  • birth certificate's different from is recorded as birth registry[8].
  • birth certificate's different from is recorded as baptismal record[9].
  • birth certificate's different from is recorded as birth register[10].
  • birth certificate's different from is recorded as birth announcement[11].
  • birth certificate's different from is recorded as birth announcement card[12].
  • birth certificate's different from is recorded as Geburtsbrief[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include identity certificate[2] and personal data[3].

Why It Matters

birth certificate has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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  1. 2d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag birth-certificates
    The independent topic id birth-certificate
    Different from announcement of birth, birth registry, baptismal record +4
    Subclass of
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: birth-certificates, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289910388|birth certificates (#289910388)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
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