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

The family had invited Evelyn’s birth parents, who joined them in the living room to watch her open gifts piled high on a table. — Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026

Police looked into Christine’s origins but were unable to find her birth parents, and she was adopted by the Rawlings family. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Schultz, 66, grew up in the Central Valley and more than 40 years ago was able to figure out who her birth parents were using the few details the state will release about them. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026

What were her birth parents’ lives like? — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 2026

Rhymes for birth parent

• aberrant
• apparent
• declarant
• grandparent
• stepparent
• transparent
• errant
• semitransparent