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biochild

biochild noun: a biological child.

Noun

biochild (plural biochildren)

  1. A biological child.
    • Mr. and Mrs. "B" were the Jewish parents of two biochildren, one in school and one about to start. They had planned for several years to adopt children who might not find adoptive parents and were open to and interested in dual heritage and minority children.1971, Frontiers in Adoption: Finding Homes for the "Hard to Place", a Report of a Conference and Its Impact, Council on Adoptable Children, page 128
    • The social worker prior to the mothers reappearing had discouraged us from adoption because she was biracial and we were white. We had 3 biochildren who were white and did realize that she would always be a black child.2000, Implementation of the Interethnic Adoption Amendments: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth...
    Synonyms:
    biokid

Synonyms of biochild

Forms of biochild

pluralbiochildren

Origin of biochild

From bio- + child.

Questions about biochild

What does biochild mean?
Biochild means a biological child.
What part of speech is biochild?
Biochild is a noun.
What is the plural of biochild?
The plural of biochild is biochildren.

Words near biochild in the dictionary

  1. biochemomechanical
  2. biochemotherapies
  3. biochemotherapy
  4. biochemy
  5. bioches
  6. biochild
  7. biochildren
  8. biochip
  9. biochipped
  10. biochipping
  11. biochips

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