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birthmother

noun

Etymology

From birth + mother.

  1. derived from *muþraz✻ — “sediment”
  2. inherited from *méh₂tēr✻
  3. inherited from *mōdēr✻
  4. inherited from *mōder✻
  5. inherited from mōdor
  6. inherited from moder
  7. compounded as birthmother — “birth + mother”

Definitions

  1. The biological mother of an adopted child.

    • The Agency educated us on the adoption process and gave us the opportunity to meet with other adoptive parents and also prospective birthmothers.

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