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

Examples of biological parent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The clinic then identified and contacted the baby’s biological parents, who are not named in the lawsuit. —Priya Sridhar, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025

The biological parents sued Murray for custody of the child. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2025

After his biological parents divorced, the child went to live full-time with his uncle and his husband, CNN Brasil reported. —Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025

Orphaned at a young age, he was adopted and raised in Idaho, without ever learning what became of his biological parents. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025

In an open adoption, biological parents can maintain contact with the child through visits or letters. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025

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. —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

Rhymes for biological parent

• aberrant
• apparent
• declarant
• grandparent
• stepparent
• transparent
• errant
• semitransparent