birth parent

noun

: the natural father or mother of a child who has been adopted

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The Kryptonian — who grew up as Clark Kent on a farm in Smallville, Kan. — always believed a message left to him by these birth parents was an encouragement to use his powers to be a protector and hero. Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025 Additional documents are also required to prove citizenship and the names of the birth parents. Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025 In a 2019 episode of Finding Your Roots, the Saturday Night Live alum and his mother, Marjorie Marrow, finally learned the identity of her birth parents after Marrow, who was adopted, had struggled to track them down. Katherine Schaffstall, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025 Hoping to get Rapunzel's attention, her birth parents (a.k.a. Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for birth parent

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“Birth parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20parent. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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