birth mother

British  

noun

1. the woman who gives birth to a child, regardless of whether she is the genetic mother or subsequently brings up the child

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birth mother

El-Sayed has said he was raised by his stepmother and has never discussed the matter with his birth mother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The clip, which you can watch here, features Donna Arthur, Acton’s birth mother, hurling some ugly allegations.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

It had been sent by his adopted parents to his birth mother days after his adoption.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

He learned his birth mother was buried in a pauper’s grave at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Santa Rosa, with “nothing to mark her grave but an upside-down horseshoe that has her name in it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

“His birth mother died. One of his second mothers died later, and he lost his best friend, and then his daughter. Like you said, lots of sad things.”

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

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