"biofamily" meaning in English

See biofamily in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: biofamilies [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + family. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|family}} bio- + family Head templates: {{en-noun}} biofamily (plural biofamilies)
  1. Biological family. Categories (topical): Family members Synonyms: birthfamily
    Sense id: en-biofamily-en-noun-VL7OSI-6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio-

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From bio- + family.",
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    {
      "form": "biofamilies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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        },
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Family members",
          "orig": "en:Family members",
          "parents": [
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            "People",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1979, Armand Lauffer, Bonnie E. Carlson, Resources for Child Placement and Other Human Services, page 28",
          "text": "White children have a better chance, apparently, of being returned to their biofamilies than do children of black and other minority families.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, Pat Califia, Macho Sluts, Alyson Books, page 188",
          "text": "Most people are at home, eating dinner with their collectives or their biofamilies.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1998, Thomas J. Dishion, Fuzhong Li, Kathleen Spracklen, Gene Brown, Eric Haas, “Measurement of Parenting Practices in Research on Adolescent Problem Behavior: A Multimethod and Multitrait Analysis”, in Rebecca S. Ashery, Elizabeth B. Robertson, Karol L. Kumpfer, editors, Drug Abuse Prevention Through Family Interventions (National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monograph Series; volume 177), page 287",
          "text": "Parameter estimates (i.e., the correlations between family status and all four trait factors) showed no statistical significancies except for the relationship quality construct, 0.20, t = 2.28, p < 0.05, which suggested that the single-parent family tended to exhibit better relationship quality than the biofamily and stepfamily parents.",
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        "Biological family."
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          "word": "birthfamily"
        }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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          "ref": "1979, Armand Lauffer, Bonnie E. Carlson, Resources for Child Placement and Other Human Services, page 28",
          "text": "White children have a better chance, apparently, of being returned to their biofamilies than do children of black and other minority families.",
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          "ref": "1988, Pat Califia, Macho Sluts, Alyson Books, page 188",
          "text": "Most people are at home, eating dinner with their collectives or their biofamilies.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1998, Thomas J. Dishion, Fuzhong Li, Kathleen Spracklen, Gene Brown, Eric Haas, “Measurement of Parenting Practices in Research on Adolescent Problem Behavior: A Multimethod and Multitrait Analysis”, in Rebecca S. Ashery, Elizabeth B. Robertson, Karol L. Kumpfer, editors, Drug Abuse Prevention Through Family Interventions (National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monograph Series; volume 177), page 287",
          "text": "Parameter estimates (i.e., the correlations between family status and all four trait factors) showed no statistical significancies except for the relationship quality construct, 0.20, t = 2.28, p < 0.05, which suggested that the single-parent family tended to exhibit better relationship quality than the biofamily and stepfamily parents.",
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