biological parent

noun

: one's natural parent : the woman who gave birth to a child or the man who is related by birth to a child

an adopted child who never knew her biological parents

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Out of 23,000 respondents to a survey of DNA service users, 3% discovered their parent was not actually their biological parent, and 5% found full or half siblings, according to research from the Baylor College of Medicine published in American Journal of Human Genetics in 2022. —David Oliver, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024

His biological parents had a history of drugs and alcohol and Scott was born with cerebral palsy as a result of his mother’s difficult pregnancy. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 May 2024

Today, most of these Greek adoptees don’t know the truth about their past or who their biological parents are. —Longreads, 26 Apr. 2024

Leave the discipline to the biological parent Being there for your stepchild means building a healthy relationship with them. —Maria Godoy, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024

After adopting five children, a man wanted their biological parents dead and arranged for their killings on the dark web, according to federal court documents. —Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024

Sometimes the biological parents offer instructions and tips in the hope of helping their children adapt, Brittany said. —Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024

He is survived by his father, biological parents, three siblings, grandmother, aunts, uncles and cousins. —Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2024

With this decision, is there a chance that even without consent, frozen embryos that exist today will be around long after their biological parents are gone? —Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024