birth mother
Example Sentences
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One is his long-estranged birth mother, who at last shows up in Alphy’s life for an auspicious celebration but may not be entirely ready to embrace him.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026
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
Unable to cope, her birth mother placed her in an orphanage in the South Korean capital, Seoul.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
Sometimes Jonah’s mom would say things like, “You have such great dimples and such beautiful eyes—do you suppose those came from your birth mother or your birth father?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
