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birth parent
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
birth parent
(noun)
parent
(noun)
parent–in–law
(noun)
birth parent
noun
plural
birth parents
birth parent
noun
plural
birth parents
Britannica Dictionary definition of BIRTH PARENT
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the natural father or mother of a child who has been adopted
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