biological parent

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.

Example Sentences

IVF clinics had voluntarily started to end anonymous donations, meaning any children would eventually be given the name of their biological parent.

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“Knowing that you were essentially sold by a biological parent for a spring break or to pay off student debt is not a fun feeling,” Laura High told me.

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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.

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In September 2023, a law changed in the UK giving people born using a sperm or egg donor in the UK the right to find out the identity of the biological parent.

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But despite his current pessimism about the viability of becoming a biological parent, Kari says he "wouldn't write it off".

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