Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birthfamily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: birth-fam-i-ly
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Biological family.

Example Sentences

"The majority of the children placed in foster care come from birthfamilies who are poor."
"Help minor and grown biokids grieve (normal) fantasies and dreams of bioparent and birthfamily reunions."
"I think most birthfamilies long for higher levels of hospitality, but not all. My claim that the needs of children are best met by adoptions that feature hospitality directly challenges those birthfamilies who “just want to move on.”"

Etymology

From birth + family.

Inflected Forms

birthfamilies (plural)

Synonyms

biofamily

Questions

What does birthfamily mean?: Biological family.
Where does birthfamily come from?: From birth + family.

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