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

Leo's birth mother, Rachel Fisher, said her son "didn't have a bad bone in his body".

From BBC • Jan. 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

In Alabama, a birth mother has just five days to change her mind.

From Slate • Aug. 18, 2025

“His birth mother died. One of his second mothers died later, and he lost his best friend, and then his daughter. Like you said, lots of sad things.”

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III