biological parent
noun
: one's natural parent : the woman who gave birth to a child or the man who is related by birth to a child
an adopted child who never knew her biological parents
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What happens now that the biological parents have been identified?
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Detectives were able to rule out Michelle Rust's biological parents as suspects during the investigation.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Some adoptees, including Yooree Kim, who was sent to a French family in 1984 without her biological parents’ consent and says she was abused by her adopters, have sought compensation under the state compensation act, which in theory allows victims to pursue claims without lengthy court battles.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
How much do children resemble their biological parents, even if they’ve been adopted away at birth and raised by different people?
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Her biological parents were from Gilead.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
If the pair are Shea’s biological parents, Score and Mills would like to learn more about them — but not necessarily relinquish custody of Shea, Hatfield said.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
His biological parents had prior abuse convictions.
—Shannon Tyler
march 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
When the relationship was known, the suspect was most often a biological parent.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Detectives were able to rule out Michelle Rust's biological parents as suspects during the investigation.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Some adoptees, including Yooree Kim, who was sent to a French family in 1984 without her biological parents’ consent and says she was abused by her adopters, have sought compensation under the state compensation act, which in theory allows victims to pursue claims without lengthy court battles.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
How much do children resemble their biological parents, even if they’ve been adopted away at birth and raised by different people?
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Her biological parents were from Gilead.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
If the pair are Shea’s biological parents, Score and Mills would like to learn more about them — but not necessarily relinquish custody of Shea, Hatfield said.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
His biological parents had prior abuse convictions.
—Shannon Tyler
march 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
When the relationship was known, the suspect was most often a biological parent.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Biological parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biological%20parent. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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