birth father
noun
: the father of a child when the child is born : the natural father of a child who has been adopted
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Earl Van Best, Jr. In 2014, author Gary Stewart alleged that his birth father, Earl Van Best, Jr., was the Zodiac Killer.
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Ellie, meanwhile, still can’t make peace with her own parent, Celeste (another Shyamalan vet, Servant's Lauren Ambrose), who remarried a man named Daniel (Eric Lange) years after Ellie’s birth father left town.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
This 15-year-old girl has created a pretty sour picture of her birth father, and that’s what’s driving Morgan.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2024
Sarris interviewed Bunny’s brother and girlfriends and finally concluded that his birth father was Emilio Hilario, a former Laguna Beach High School football star and a professional boxer.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
Along with Black, returning members of the Kung Fu 4 voice cast include Dustin Hoffman as Kung Fu master Shifu, James Hong as Po’s adoptive father, Bryan Cranston as Po’s birth father Li, and Ian McShane as Shifu’s former student and archnemesis.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024
An 8-month-old girl who was the subject of a Florida Amber Alert on Wednesday was found safe a day after she was taken by her birth father from a childcare center in Broward County, police said.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
Yes, William is just as good-looking as Lord John, who is sweating bullets, wondering if Bree is going to spill the beans about Jamie being William's birth father.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 24 June 2023
Mary had been getting government checks because her birth father had died in an accident.
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Ellie, meanwhile, still can’t make peace with her own parent, Celeste (another Shyamalan vet, Servant's Lauren Ambrose), who remarried a man named Daniel (Eric Lange) years after Ellie’s birth father left town.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
This 15-year-old girl has created a pretty sour picture of her birth father, and that’s what’s driving Morgan.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2024
Sarris interviewed Bunny’s brother and girlfriends and finally concluded that his birth father was Emilio Hilario, a former Laguna Beach High School football star and a professional boxer.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
Along with Black, returning members of the Kung Fu 4 voice cast include Dustin Hoffman as Kung Fu master Shifu, James Hong as Po’s adoptive father, Bryan Cranston as Po’s birth father Li, and Ian McShane as Shifu’s former student and archnemesis.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024
An 8-month-old girl who was the subject of a Florida Amber Alert on Wednesday was found safe a day after she was taken by her birth father from a childcare center in Broward County, police said.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
Yes, William is just as good-looking as Lord John, who is sweating bullets, wondering if Bree is going to spill the beans about Jamie being William's birth father.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 24 June 2023
Mary had been getting government checks because her birth father had died in an accident.
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
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“Birth father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20father. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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