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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The Monday order states that U.S. citizenship isn't automatic for people born in the U.S. when their biological parents aren't authorized to be in the U.S. or only have temporary authorization.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The Petersons met with Hadley’s biological parents on the day she was born and saw her the day after.
—Susan Young, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
She’s being raised by her mother and stepfather, the latter of whom Elizabeth believes is her biological parent.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The infant had been taken from her Texas foster home by her biological parents — who are lost their parental rights, the update explained.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Sep. 2024
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 the American Journal of Human Genetics in 2022.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
If Harmon had succeeded in killing the victims, custody would have been his automatic right as the only live biological parent, Gleason said.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Sep. 2024
His biological parents were not allowed to marry due to his maternal grandfather's disapproval of his father, who is Syrian.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 4 Nov. 2024
That Stiller stands out amid this crowd as a jumpy little man looking to kick his stalled married life back into high gear by finding his biological parents is a testament both to his gifts as the world’s most frantic clown and to Russell’s generous, madcap labyrinth of a script.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The Petersons met with Hadley’s biological parents on the day she was born and saw her the day after.
—Susan Young, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
She’s being raised by her mother and stepfather, the latter of whom Elizabeth believes is her biological parent.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The infant had been taken from her Texas foster home by her biological parents — who are lost their parental rights, the update explained.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Sep. 2024
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 the American Journal of Human Genetics in 2022.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
If Harmon had succeeded in killing the victims, custody would have been his automatic right as the only live biological parent, Gleason said.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Sep. 2024
His biological parents were not allowed to marry due to his maternal grandfather's disapproval of his father, who is Syrian.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 4 Nov. 2024
That Stiller stands out amid this crowd as a jumpy little man looking to kick his stalled married life back into high gear by finding his biological parents is a testament both to his gifts as the world’s most frantic clown and to Russell’s generous, madcap labyrinth of a script.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Biological parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biological%20parent. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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