"birth mother" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: birth mothers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} birth mother (plural birth mothers)
  1. The woman who gives birth to a child (not necessarily the genetic mother) Categories (topical): Parents Synonyms: birthmother Hypernyms: birth parent Related terms: adoptive mother, baby mama, co-mother, foster mother, stepmother, surrogate mother Coordinate_terms: birth father Translations (birth mother): biologische Mutter [feminine] (German), leibliche Mutter [feminine] (German), natürliche Mutter [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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