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sperm donor

American  
[spurm doh-ner] / ˈspɜrm ˌdoʊ nər /

noun

  • sperm donors
    plural
  1. a person who donates their sperm to enable others to become pregnant.


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When, as an adult, he fell in love with Audrey, another sperm donor baby from Paris, the question became even more pressing.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

After 30 years of imagining who his father might be, Arthur finally made contact with his sperm donor on Christmas Day in 2017.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Several patient co-ordinators at the IVF clinic, including Hodson, told Rachel that Firdevs would arrange her sperm donor order.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The two women used their own eggs and carefully chose one anonymous, healthy sperm donor.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

He doesn’t truly fit the role of a father in my perspective, so I refer to him as my sperm donor.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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