natural father
Birth parent, male
A natural father is a biological father—the man whose genetic material contributed to conception, as distinguished from an adoptive father, stepfather, or other father figure.
The term appears most often in legal contexts involving custody, inheritance, or parental rights: The court ordered the natural father to pay child support.
- hugTight, affectionate clasp
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
DNA · progenitor · begetter · nurturing · custody · custody battle · caregiving · inheritance · ancestry · family tree · parental rights · legal guardian · child support · adoptive parents · blood relative · flesh and blood · lineage · arms
natural fatheradoptive father
Man who legally becomes parent
stepfather · foster father · legal father · surrogate father · father figure
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