birth mother
Example Sentences
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Kelly said that while she was scared of her birth mother, "there is a very strange thing that no one understands unless you've been a child in that position".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Mieke Murkes was an infant when her birth mother, Okgyun, gave her up for adoption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
It was around the same time that PJ’s foster mother implored a local social worker to help him find his birth mother.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
These children were almost always placed for adoption without much input from the birth mother, and the trauma that resulted was often lifelong.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025
She had a birth mother who wasn’t sure whether she wanted to keep her baby or put her up for adoption, and she needed a week or so to make the decision.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
