biological mother

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If choosing to adopt, players and coaches can be granted a period of leave that ranges depending on their child's age, while family leave is available for parents who are not the biological mother.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

A man whose biological mother was forced to give him up for adoption said it took him 45 years to trace his birth family.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

The family was such a cohesive unit that Ravinder was 10 before he learned which one was his biological mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Alistair took the news well, but wishes he could have reassured his biological mother before she died that he had a great life.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

He and my grandmother still had a close bond, but he never had the benefit of being raised by his biological mother.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi