biological parent

American  

noun

1. a parent who has conceived biological mother or sired biological father rather than adopted a child and whose genes are therefore transmitted to the child.

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biological parent

One of the oldest laws of parentage is the “marital presumption,” which automatically establishes a birth mother’s husband as the presumptive legal father, even if he is not a biological parent.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

New documents in a lawsuit against Priscilla Presley’s son include claims that Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough is the biological parent of John Travolta and the late Kelly Preston’s youngest child, Benjamin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

Ms Han is the first biological parent of an overseas adoptee seeking damages from the government, while in 2019, a man who was adopted in the US was the first adoptee to sue.

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

His mother had since married a factory worker, James Robertson, whom Robbie Robertson at first believed was his biological parent.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

The Strasbourg-based court found "Italian rules on adoption" can "fully guarantee" the relationship between a child and the partner of their biological parent, Italian Family Minister Eugenia Roccella wrote on Facebook.

From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023