Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birth parent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
birth -par-ent
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A biological parent of an adopted child.

Inflected Forms

birth parents (plural) birthparent (alternative)

Phrases

adoptive parent co-parent foster parent surrogate parent

Frequently Paired Words

adoptive parent co-parent foster parent stepparent surrogate parent

Synonyms

bioparent

Questions

What does birth parent mean?
A biological parent of an adopted child.

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