Birthmother

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The biological mother of an adopted child.

    "The Agency educated us on the adoption process and gave us the opportunity to meet with other adoptive parents and also prospective birthmothers."

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biomothergenitorgenitorgenitrixgenitrix

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"The Agency educated us on the adoption process and gave us the opportunity to meet with other adoptive parents and also prospective birthmothers."

Etymology

From birth + mother.

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