birthgiver

She delivered you

A birthgiver is someone who gives birth to a child—a mother, though the term deliberately avoids that word's broader connotations of nurturing and relationship.

It appears in contexts emphasizing the biological act rather than the social role, sometimes in legal or medical settings, sometimes by those who reject gendered language: The birthgiver may choose to remain anonymous.

biological

mother

Female parent

parentMother or father
progenitorAncestor or originator
bearerOne who conveys something

womb · labor · delivery · pregnancy · maternal · reproduction · offspring · lineage · fertility · conception

informal

mom

Female parent, informal

mamaInformal word for mother
mumRefusing to speak
mommyMother, to children

ma · mater · old lady · biological mother

gender-neutral

parent

Mother or father

childbearingGiving birth to young
nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
inclusiveCovering all members

biological parent

surrogate

carrier

One that transports

gestationalOf the pregnancy period
surrogate motherWoman bearing another's child
egg donorProvider of reproductive cells

IVF · implantation · fertility clinic · embryo transfer · reproductive technology · donor · assisted reproduction

Opposites

parental role in reproduction

birthgiverfather

Male parent

sire · sperm donor · begetter · inseminator · progenitor

relationship to child's origin

birthgiveradoptive parent

One who legally claims another's child

adoptee · adopter · foster parent · surrogate · stepparent

generational/relational direction

birthgiveroffspring

Biological descendants produced

child · newborn · baby · progeny · issue

Family

birth, giver, give, gave, given, giving, gives, forgive, forgiven

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