birth mother
noun
: the mother of a child when the child is born
specifically
: a woman who gave birth to a child who has been adopted
They had turned to an open adoption after pursuing infertility treatments for 18 years, and the birth mother had agreed to relinquish custody at the hospital. —
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Soon after, Chelsea went to live with her birth mother in Wisconsin.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
After she was found a week later, Chelsea moved to Wisconsin to live with her birth mother.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
The British actress was barely out of drama school when she got cast in the 1996 comedic drama playing Hortense, a Black middle-class professional who was adopted as a baby and, after the death of her parents, decides to track down her birth mother.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Children born via surrogate mothers in the United States may have the client couple's name on birth certificates, and often take the child away from his or her birth mother immediately.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
After she was found a week later, Chelsea moved to Wisconsin to live with her birth mother.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
The British actress was barely out of drama school when she got cast in the 1996 comedic drama playing Hortense, a Black middle-class professional who was adopted as a baby and, after the death of her parents, decides to track down her birth mother.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Children born via surrogate mothers in the United States may have the client couple's name on birth certificates, and often take the child away from his or her birth mother immediately.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for birth mother
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“Birth mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20mother. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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