birth father
noun
: the father of a child when the child is born : the natural father of a child who has been adopted
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Both the sequel and spinoff would be tied to the novel China Rich Girlfriend, which in addition to covering Astrid and Charlie’s relationship, follows the Constance Wu and Henry Golding characters, Rachel and Nick, on a trip to Shanghai to find the former’s birth father.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
The realization inspires him to travel to New York to find his birth father.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Michael didn't know or communicate with Mason during his childhood and ignored his birth father's attempts to contact him from prison.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
On the show, Jo would check into a treatment center toward the end of season 15 with the hope of figuring out how to cope with learning her birth father raped her mother.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Earl Van Best, Jr. In 2014, author Gary Stewart alleged that his birth father, Earl Van Best, Jr., was the Zodiac Killer.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Ellie, meanwhile, still can’t make peace with her own parent, Celeste (another Shyamalan vet, Servant's Lauren Ambrose), who remarried a man named Daniel (Eric Lange) years after Ellie’s birth father left town.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
This 15-year-old girl has created a pretty sour picture of her birth father, and that’s what’s driving Morgan.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2024
Sarris interviewed Bunny’s brother and girlfriends and finally concluded that his birth father was Emilio Hilario, a former Laguna Beach High School football star and a professional boxer.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
The realization inspires him to travel to New York to find his birth father.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Michael didn't know or communicate with Mason during his childhood and ignored his birth father's attempts to contact him from prison.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
On the show, Jo would check into a treatment center toward the end of season 15 with the hope of figuring out how to cope with learning her birth father raped her mother.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Earl Van Best, Jr. In 2014, author Gary Stewart alleged that his birth father, Earl Van Best, Jr., was the Zodiac Killer.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Ellie, meanwhile, still can’t make peace with her own parent, Celeste (another Shyamalan vet, Servant's Lauren Ambrose), who remarried a man named Daniel (Eric Lange) years after Ellie’s birth father left town.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
This 15-year-old girl has created a pretty sour picture of her birth father, and that’s what’s driving Morgan.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2024
Sarris interviewed Bunny’s brother and girlfriends and finally concluded that his birth father was Emilio Hilario, a former Laguna Beach High School football star and a professional boxer.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
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“Birth father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20father. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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