How to Use birth mother in a Sentence

birth mother

noun

• At a new stage in her life, Ellie wants to reach out and find her birth mother in a bid to understand why children from diverse backgrounds are more likely to be placed for adoption.
  — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
• Weirdly, my birth mother [Celia Crawford Ferguson], who hadn’t looked for me in 30 years, was looking for me right then.
  — Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
• The most poignant scene: Britney knocks on the door of her birth mother, who abandoned her years ago.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
• Why? Turns out the client Audrey needs to impress wants to meet her birth mother.
  — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2023
• But this group of best friends, some of whose bonds stretch back to childhood, are on a mission to find Park’s birth mother.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2023
• The woman listed as her birth mother died in 2000 of cancer.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023
• According to Franklin, his birth mother, then a young teen, was unable to care for him.
  — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
• When Elsa is just a baby, her birth mother gives her up.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 18 June 2023
• The court ruled 7-2 in the case known as Haaland v. Brackeen, which was brought by a birth mother, foster and adoptive parents, and the state of Texas.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 June 2023
• Toward the end of the novel, there’s an image of Elsa’s birth mother sunbathing against the wall, closing her eyes in the sunlight.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 18 June 2023
• When Rudy thus dispatches The Wain’s birth mother, two things result.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
• One is a note from his birth mother, and the other is the blanket in which the days-old baby was swaddled in when he was placed inside a shoebox.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
• My father was adopted and has never known the identity of his birth mother.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• Marco has never been able to uncover the story of his birth mother.
  — Maria Laurino, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
• As revealed in the Christmas special, Ruby was born on Christmas Eve in 2004, and her birth mother left her abandoned on a church doorstep.
  — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024
• One of her memories is of the fairy tales Jean read to her, which become portals to the alienation and loneliness Leah felt when her birth mother died.
  — Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
• The couple adopted her from her birth mother just after she was born in December 1986.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
• And as before, Sofia’s birth mother said goodbye to her newborn daughter, checked herself out of the hospital, and did not return.
  — Sswindler, oregonlive, 1 June 2023
• She was abandoned in a hospital by her birth mother and was adopted by Joan and John Resch, the documentary explains.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
• Adoptees understand firsthand the pain of sealed records and America’s own callous treatment of birth mothers.
  — Maria Laurino, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
• My birth mother sold her house and isn’t hurting financially.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
• Audrey’s client’s intense interest in her family life prompts her to search for her birth mother.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2023
• Now ready to learn more about her Korean heritage and connect to her roots, Katie decides to explore her adoption further and meet her birth mother.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
• At one point, Fred confides that the playroom has sparked a memory of his birth mother in a similar space, her black hair down to her waist, shortly before she was erased from his life.
  — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2023
• The couple put their information up on an adoption website on a Monday and by the next Saturday, the two were on a plane to meet a potential birth mother.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
• Kids would talk casually about staying with their birth mother for the weekend, or their birth mother coming to watch their baseball games.
  — Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
• Your friend is going through a lot right now, and is rightfully angry that his birth mother rejected his effort to connect.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 15 July 2023
• What were his expectations when seeking out his birth mother?
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
• Samuel's birth mother was legally allowed to give him up anonymously through Kentucky's Safe Infants Act.
  — The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024
• Curious of her background, Gagnon went and located her birth mother.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024