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birth father
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
birth father
(noun)
birth father
noun
plural
birth fathers
birth father
noun
plural
birth fathers
Britannica Dictionary definition of BIRTH FATHER
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the father of a child when the child is born
:
the natural father of a child who has been adopted
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