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birth mother

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One's biological mother.

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  • noun The woman who gives birth to a child (not necessarily the genetic mother)

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relateds (7)

relateds

  1. adoptive mother
  2. biological mother
  3. birth father
  4. co-mother
  5. foster mother
  6. stepmother
  7. surrogate mother

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  • ry commented on the word birth mother

    does this really qualify as a retronym? I can't imagine there having been a time in human history when foster or adoptive parents weren't a thing.

    May 2, 2014