"birthfamily" meaning in English

See birthfamily in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The majority of the children placed in foster care come from birthfamilies who are poor.",
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        {
          "ref": "2001, Peter K. Gerlach, Build a High-nurturance Stepfamily: A Guidebook for Co-parents (a Divorce-Prevention Series; volume 4), Xlibris, page 364",
          "text": "Help minor and grown biokids grieve (normal) fantasies and dreams of bioparent and birthfamily reunions.",
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          "ref": "2009, James L. Gritter, Hospitious Adoption, CWLA Press, pages 157–158",
          "text": "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.”",
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