birth parent

American  

Or birthparent

noun

1. a biological mother birth mother or biological father birth father; a biological parent.

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birth parent

Dear Amy: As an adoptee and a birth parent, I have to correct your advice to “Anguished Aunt,” the sister who disregarded her brother’s wishes to have contact with his biological daughter.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2023

What this film does that's really important is showing the partners, the men and the partners, who are left behind when the birth parent dies.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2022

During this time, a relative could petition to become the child’s guardian or a birth parent could petition to reunify with their child, Stogel said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2022

Some Chilean adoptees have found a very different response after tracking down a birth parent.

From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2021

“Adoption is unique because there is a triad — the adoptee, the adoptive parent and the birth parent — and the running question is, like, who has the right to know what?”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021

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