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Biological or genetic mother or father of a child; usually refers to a biological parent who places the child for adoption. (See BIRTHFATHER; BIRTHMOTHER; MARRIED BIRTHPARENTS.)

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©2000 by Christine Adamec and William Pierce, Ph.D. Reprinted from The Encyclopedia of Adoption, 2nd Edition (2nd Edition) with permission of Facts On File, Inc.