natural father

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The woman he thought was his mother was his aunt, the sister of his natural father.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2017

"If, later on, one of my children meets someone who doesn't know who his natural father is, he can consult this list," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2014

His renown as a wise and generous actor led to him becoming a natural father figure in any company he joined.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2013

In perhaps his boldest act with his new identity, he demanded that the birth certificates of the children be amended “to reflect that Jeffrey John Shaw is the natural father of our children.”

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2011

Truly you are a Roman parent," said he, bowing ironically; "but you will excuse me if I find it time to seek the lad's natural father.

From The Blue Pavilions by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir