biological
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Synonyms
birth, consanguineous, natural
Antonyms
adopted, adoptive, nonbiological
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He is predeceased by his biological parents as well as his step father, Robert Buente, and six of his siblings, John Callahan, Margaret Callahan Burke, George Callahan, Mary Carole Buente Kennedy, and step brothers, Allen Buente, and Walter Buente. — orlandosentinel.com, "Deaths in Central Florida: 8/25," 25 Aug. 2019 Molly Young, a watchdog reporter who has focused on the child-welfare system, pointed out a gap in Oregon’s system: biological parents did not need to undergo background checks before their child was placed with them by the state. — oregonlive.com, "Journalistic impact can be measured in new laws, proposed reforms: Editor’s notebook," 23 Aug. 2019 The state lab was able to make a positive identification by using DNA from Murillo’s biological parents. — Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, "Body found in abandoned supermarket believed to be man reported missing in 2009," 22 July 2019 The Savages carried the baby to term, before giving him to his biological parents. — CBS News, "Couple says wrong embryos implanted by IVF clinic in "unimaginable mishap"," 8 July 2019 Part of the problem is that diagnosis is hard unless the biological parent is able to provide a reliable history of alcohol exposure during pregnancy. — Anchorage Daily News, "Living with FASD: ‘I’m going to have this for the rest of my life’," 28 June 2019 Foster care is a system of caregiving for children who cannot safely live with their biological parents. — Kate Wehr, Good Housekeeping, "Everything You Need to Know About Foster Care, Explained," 4 June 2019 Although their biological samples were low overall, scientists did find creatures, including small crustaceans called copapods, as well as euphausiids, or krill, a shrimp-like crustacean. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Research cruise off California finds life lacking in parts of the ocean," 5 Aug. 2019 The third-hour co-anchor suffered from secondary infertility, which occurs when women who have one or more biological children have difficulty conceiving another. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "When Is Dylan Dreyer's Due Date? Here's When Her Baby Boy Will Likely Be Born," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'biological.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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