biological mother

English

Noun

biological mother (plural biological mothers)

1. the woman who gives birth to a child.

Often confused with the Genetic mother.

Genetic mother:

1. The woman from whom one inherits half of one's DNA and who is the source of one's mitochondrial DNA.

Translations

woman from whom one inherits DNA

• Finnish: biologinen äiti
• French: mère biologique f
• Malay: ibu kandung, emak kandung
• Romanian: mamă biologică f

• Italian: madre biologica f

See also

• baby mama
• biological father
• biomother
• birth mother
• surrogate mother