Birth–mother
a biological mother (birth mother) or biological father (birth father) a biological parent.
Contemporary Examples
Is October Baby’s Pro-Life Message Misunderstood? Allison Yarrow March 27, 2012
After 44 Years Apart, Mother and Daughter Reunited by Facebook Nina Strochlic May 6, 2013
Frances McDormand on ‘Olive Kitteridge,’ Dropping LSD, and Her Beef With FX’s ‘Fargo’ Marlow Stern September 2, 2014
noun
the woman who gives birth to a child, regardless of whether she is the genetic mother or subsequently brings up the child
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