biological father

biological father
The man from whom one inherits half of ones DNA and from whom men inherit their Y chromosome.

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  • biological father — /baɪəˌlɒdʒɪkəl ˈfaðə/ (say buyuh.lojikuhl fahdhuh) noun See biological parent …  

  • biological father — true father of a child, man whose sperm created the child …   English contemporary dictionary

  • someone's biological father — someone’s biological father/​mother/​parent phrase someone’s natural father or mother, rather than a man or woman who has adopted them (=become their legal parent) Thesaurus: parentshyponym Main entry: biological …   Useful english dictionary

  • biological — [bī΄ə läj′i kəl] adj. 1. of or connected with biology; of plants and animals 2. of the nature of living matter 3. used in or produced by practical biology 4. related genetically rather than by adoption [her biological father] n. a biological… …   English World dictionary

  • Father — Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Father (disambiguation), Dad (disambiguation), Fatherhood (disambiguation), and Fathering (journal). Father with child A father is defined as a male parent of any type of offspring …   Wikipedia

  • biological — bi|o|log|i|cal [ ,baıə ladʒıkl ] adjective ** relating to living things: biological science/engineering a. someone s biological father/mother/parent someone s natural father or mother, rather than the man or woman who has ADOPTED them (=taken… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • biological */*/ — UK [ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪk(ə)l] adjective relating to living things biological science/engineering • someone s biological father/mother/parent someone s natural father or mother, rather than a man or woman who has adopted them (=… …   English dictionary

  • father — /ˈfaðə / (say fahdhuh) noun 1. a male parent. 2. any male ancestor, especially the founder of a people, family, or line. 3. Aboriginal English (a term used to refer to one s biological father and his brothers.) 4. a father in law, stepfather, or… …  

  • father — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sire, forefather; founder, patriarch; priest, pastor; the Father, God. See ancestry, clergy, deity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A male parent] Syn. Sire, paterfamilias, progenitor, procreator, forebear,… …   English dictionary for students

  • biological — adjective 1 connected with biology: woman s biological function as a bearer of children | the biological sciences 2 biological father/mother/parent a child s natural parent, rather than someone who has become its parent through adoption (1) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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