Birthparent

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A biological parent of an adopted child

    "We met the birthparents several times, had a ceremony where they gave us their baby and we will continue to communicate with them."

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bioparentgenitorgenitor

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"We met the birthparents several times, had a ceremony where they gave us their baby and we will continue to communicate with them."

Etymology

From birth + parent.

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