adoptive mothers
Non-biological female guardians
Adoptive mothers are women who have legally become the mothers of children not born to them.
The term emphasizes the legal and social bond rather than biological connection: My adoptive mother raised me from infancy.
An adoptive mother may or may not also be a birth mother to other children.
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
- blended familiesHouseholds merging prior offspring
- homeOne's personal residence
- legal parentOfficially recognized caretaker
- loveIntense fond attachment
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biological vs. legal parental relationship
adoptive mothersbiological mothers
Women who gave birth
birth mothers · birth parents · biological parents · surrogate mothers
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