birthparent
Child's genetic source
A birthparent is a biological parent, especially one who has given up a child for adoption.
The term distinguishes the genetic parent from adoptive parents: She decided to search for her birthparents when she turned eighteen.
Also spelled as two words: birth parent.
Formal giving up
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- openNot closed
closed · reunion · search · contact · agency · intermediary · confidentiality · termination
Relating to living organisms
- motherFemale parent
- fatherMale parent
- kinshipState of being related
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
fatherhood · offspring · siblings · relatives · kin · next of kin · natural · origin
Hereditary code molecule
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
- genesUnits of heredity
chromosomes · genotype · genome · biological · ancestry · medical history · health · predisposition
relinquishment
Formal giving up
open · closed · reunion · search · contact · agency · intermediary · confidentiality · termination · rights
biological
Relating to living organisms
motherhood · fatherhood · offspring · siblings · relatives · kin · next of kin · natural · origin · blood
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
genes · chromosomes · genotype · genome · biological · ancestry · medical history · health · predisposition · genetic testing
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
culture · traditions · origin · background · history · genealogy · bloodline · pedigree · descent · family tree
birthparentadoptive parent
One who legally claims another's child
adoptive mother · adoptive father · foster parent · stepparent · stepmother
birth, parent, birthday, childbirth, progeny, parental, parentage, parenthood, progenitor