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biological parent

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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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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

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

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024

In other circumstances, the stepparent becomes the child’s parent in the absence of a biological parent.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2024

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

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