birthfather
Natural male parent
A birthfather is the biological father of a child who has been adopted by others.
The term distinguishes genetic parentage from the adoptive relationship: The agency helped him locate his birthfather.
Also spelled as two words: birth father.
Relating to living organisms
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- searchAct of seeking
reunion · records · open · closed · triad · agency · unwed · noncustodial
Confirmation of receipt
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- sireMale animal parent
- begetterOne who brings forth
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
legitimacy · responsibility · offspring · procreation · consanguinity · filiation · establishment · rights
Descent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
forebears · progenitors · ancestors · descendants · pedigree · family tree · kinship · clan
biological
Relating to living organisms
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
search · reunion · records · open · closed · triad · agency · unwed · noncustodial · absentee
acknowledgment
Confirmation of receipt
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- sireMale animal parent
- begetterOne who brings forth
biological · legitimacy · responsibility · offspring · procreation · consanguinity · filiation · establishment · rights · test
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
roots · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · descendants · pedigree · family tree · kinship · clan · origin
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- genesUnits of heredity
chromosomes · genotype · traits · phenotype · allele · dominant · recessive · genome · mutation · carrier
birthfatheradoptive father
Man who legally becomes parent
foster father · stepfather · stepdad · foster dad · adoptive parent
birth, father, birthday, grandfather, fatherhood, birthplace, godfather, paternal, fathered