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biological child

American  

noun

  1. any child conceived rather than adopted by a specified parent, and therefore carrying genes from the parent.


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Both her husband and their biological child are hearing and fluent in ASL.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

They experience the emotional strain that's par for the course between a father and a daughter, made more confusing by Joel's knowing that Ellie isn’t his biological child.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2025

Five members of Ike’s family, who are also present in the room, do not believe Hope is the couple’s biological child, as Chioma and Ike claim.

From BBC Nov. 24, 2024

Honeyhline Heidemann says the embryos are her last chance to conceive a biological child after a cancer treatment left her infertile.

From Seattle Times May 9, 2024

Somewhere in the world, another couple was raising Max’s biological child.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

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