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 couple are the biological parents of more than 20 children, almost all of them born from surrogate mothers. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

In 2025, Goessling received a letter from his birth mother’s lawyer, which said that his biological parents had found him because his half brother took a genetic test. — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

After a 20-week scan revealed the fetus’ heart condition, the biological parents – Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar – wanted to terminate the pregnancy. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

After birth, the baby was placed in custody of the biological parents following a California court ruling. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for biological parent

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