biological fathers
Genetic male parents
Biological fathers are men who have contributed genetic material to the conception of a child, as distinguished from adoptive fathers, stepfathers, or other father figures.
The term emphasizes the genetic relationship rather than the social or legal one, and appears frequently in legal, medical, and adoption contexts.
The adoption papers required consent from the biological father.
DNA testing confirmed he was the biological father.
- birth parentsGenetic mother and father
- parentageFamily line origin
- sperm donorMale fertility provider
- genetic materialInherited biological information
- dadMale parent, informal
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biological fathersadoptive fathers
Male parents by legal arrangement
stepfathers · foster fathers · father figures · surrogate fathers · adoptive parents
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