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biological child

noun

  1. any child conceived rather than adopted by a specified parent, and therefore carrying genes from the parent.


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This time, however, testimony suggested a thornier layer to the quarrel: Phillip said the family had learned a few years earlier that the older brother was not Ferguson’s biological child.

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They experience the emotional strain that's par for the course between a father and a daughter, made more confusing by Joel's knowing that Ellie isn’t his biological child.

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The couple's first biological child, Shiloh, was born in Namibia in 2006.

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Five members of Ike’s family, who are also present in the room, do not believe Hope is the couple’s biological child, as Chioma and Ike claim.

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Kareem Kenkaide is Nelly’s third biological child.

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A biological child is any person who was conceived by their biological parents.

Every person has biological parents, but not everyone grows up with them. To help explain relationships, parents might distinguish their non-biological children from their biological children. As well, a person might distinguish their non-biological parents from their biological parents. This is especially true in medical situations in which the genetic relationship matters, such as with diseases passed from parent to child through DNA.

Other terms used to describe a biological child include biological son, biological daughter, and the more informal biological kid and biokid. A biological parent can also be called a biological mother, biological father, or a bioparent.

Example: Gina and Danilo loved their foster children as much as their biological children.

Where doesbiological childcome from?

The first records of the term biological child are unknown. It combines the term biological, meaning “related genetically,” and child, meaning “offspring or descendent.”

The term biological child does not have to refer to a child in the sense of a young person. Instead it can be used to describe any person in reference to their parents, regardless of age.

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are some synonyms for biological child?

  • biological son
  • biological daughter
  • biokid

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How is biological childused in real life?

Biological child is used to describe someone in relation to the parents who conceived them and with whom they share DNA.

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True or False?

Biological children share their parents’ DNA.

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