birth family

[ burth-fam-uh-lee, fam lee ]

/ ˈbɜrθ ˌfæm ə li, ˌfæm li /

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noun

one's biological parents and siblings, as contrasted with one's adoptive family.

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Origin of birth family

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby birth family

birthday, Birthday honours, birthday suit, birth defect, birther, birth family, birthing, birthing ball, birthing center, birthing centre, birthing chair

How to use birth family in a sentence

Tinetti connected with her extended birth family, including their father, who said he is overjoyed his daughters found their way to each other — and back to him.
These women were the closest of friends. Then they found out they’re actually sisters.|Sydney Page|March 4, 2021|Washington Post
Tinetti, in contrast, was never interested in looking for her birth family, for fear of what she might uncover in her search.
These women were the closest of friends. Then they found out they’re actually sisters.|Sydney Page|March 4, 2021|Washington Post
While in Virginia Beach, Madison set out to find her birth family.
These women were the closest of friends. Then they found out they’re actually sisters.|Sydney Page|March 4, 2021|Washington Post
That cousin introduced her to her birth family, most of whom live in the Dominican Republic.
These women were the closest of friends. Then they found out they’re actually sisters.|Sydney Page|March 4, 2021|Washington Post

She noticed that Madison was posting photos with her birth family on Facebook, and she recognized the last name “Collado,” which was written on her own adoption records.
These women were the closest of friends. Then they found out they’re actually sisters.|Sydney Page|March 4, 2021|Washington Post
Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Everywhere I go, ‘Hey Cartman, you must like Family Guy, right?’
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The third suspect, an 18-year-old named Hamyd Mourad, who turned himself in, is part of the same extended family.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Saved from the public gallows, Weeks was virtually exiled from the city, and wound up in Mississippi, where he raised a family.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A spokesman for Lewisham council said last year that it would be forced to act if the family returned to Britain.
Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis|Nico Hines|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And that was that if he and his wife were to ever live together again and be happy, the family were to be kept out of it.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
“This house must have been the hotel of some distinguished family, Baron; it is nobly proportioned,” said David Arden.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
What course was taken to supply that assembly when any noble family became extinct?
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
The pig family did not know when Squinty would be taken away from them, and all they could do was to wait.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
Mrs. Jolly Robin had often wished—when she was trying to feed a rapidly-growing family—that she could hunt forp.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey