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birth parent

American  
Or birthparent

noun

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


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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

In Myanmar, abortion is illegal unless the pregnancy can be proven to be a risk to the life of the birth parent.

From Salon May 25, 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

“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

No child on earth wants to think their birth parent rejects them.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2018

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