birth parent

noun

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

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Recent Examples on the Web

Over the years, the birth parents were able to speak with their son on the phone and meet with him once or twice a year, but everything was closely overseen by the adoptive parents, Abbi says. —Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026

It is set at an elite preparatory school to groom future wives, made up of daughters of Commanders, many of whom have been taken away from their birth parents, and so-called Pearl Girls, recruited from outside of Gilead. —Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

These days, open adoptions are more popular, allowing the birth parent or parents to continue to be involved in the child's life in some way. —Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026

Born in Iran in the 1970s, the woman doesn't know what happened to her birth parents or why she was placed in an orphanage. —Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for birth parent

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