Biofamily

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Biological family.

    "White children have a better chance, apparently, of being returned to their biofamilies than do children of black and other minority families."

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birthfamily

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"White children have a better chance, apparently, of being returned to their biofamilies than do children of black and other minority families."

Etymology

From bio- + family.

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