birth parent

noun

: the natural father or mother of a child who has been adopted

Examples of birth parent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An adoptee wants details about the Chinese birth parents who gave her up. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024 Since preschool, Fang had been officially registered as the daughter of her eldest uncle – an attempt by her birth parents to circumvent harsh penalties for having a second baby under China’s controversial one-child policy that was enforced from 1980 to 2015. Joyce Jiang, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024 As for the birth parents, bio-dad is a professional musician, bio-mom has retired following a long military career. Gisele Grayson, NPR, 23 May 2024 As an adult, with the blessing of his adoptive parents, Raymond began searching for his birth parents. Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for birth parent 

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“Birth parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20parent. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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