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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How much do children resemble their biological parents, even if they’ve been adopted away at birth and raised by different people?
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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
Attorneys have said that testing to determine who the baby's biological parents are is underway, the Network reported.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 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
The couple want to identify their baby’s biological parents and want to know if one of their embryos was mistakenly implanted into another woman, who could be raising their biological child.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
Official statistics show there are now 59,000 children living without their biological parents in Ukraine, most of them in foster families.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
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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
Attorneys have said that testing to determine who the baby's biological parents are is underway, the Network reported.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 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
The couple want to identify their baby’s biological parents and want to know if one of their embryos was mistakenly implanted into another woman, who could be raising their biological child.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
Official statistics show there are now 59,000 children living without their biological parents in Ukraine, most of them in foster families.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Biological parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biological%20parent. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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