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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After a DNA test confirmed that his biological parents weren’t the people who had raised him, the young man struggled with depression. Sam Gillette, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Lee and Smith are believed to be the boy's biological parents, Cook told reporters. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Biological parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biological%20parent. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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