real parent

Frequency: 6.58.0 per million words

A person's biological parent, as opposed to an adoptive parent.

parentADJECTIVE + parent

Categories:

real

Examples (10)

  • He decided to look for his real parents when he turned eighteen.
  • She always knew she was adopted and wanted to meet her real parents one day.
  • Does the boy know who his real parents are?
  • The child looks exactly like her real parents.
  • It's natural for adopted children to be curious about their real parents.
  • The agency helps people find their real parents using DNA records.
  • After years of searching, he finally found his real parent living in another city.
  • His adoptive family is great, but he still wonders about his real parents.
  • The test confirmed that they were indeed her real parents.
  • Some people prefer the term 'biological parent' instead of 'real parent'.