birth parent

noun

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

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But Chinese orphanages had no records at all of birth parents, and most clues that adoptees find are red herrings. Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025 Concluding that the human rights of adoptees and birth parents were violated, the TRC has recommended that the Korean government issue an official apology. Time, 15 May 2025 The rights of birth parents Adoption agreement legislation is murky. David Oliver, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 Adoptees have located birth parents they were told were dead. Time, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for birth parent

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“Birth parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20parent. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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