"birth father" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: birth fathers [plural]
Etymology: By extension from birth mother. Head templates: {{en-noun}} birth father (plural birth fathers)
  1. The genetic father of a child (as opposed to an adoptive father or stepfather). Categories (topical): Parents Synonyms: birthfather Related terms: adoptive father, co-father, foster father, stepfather, surrogate father Coordinate_terms: birth mother, birth parent Translations (birth father): biologischer Vater [masculine] (German), leiblicher Vater [masculine] (German), natürlicher Vater [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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        },
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        ]
      ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "co-father"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "stepfather"
        },
        {
          "word": "surrogate father"
        }
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          ],
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        },
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          "sense": "birth father",
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          ],
          "word": "leiblicher Vater"
        },
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          "sense": "birth father",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "natürlicher Vater"
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    }
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    },
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      "sense": "birth father",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "de",
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