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biofamily

biofamily noun: biological family.

Noun

biofamily (plural biofamilies)

  1. Biological family.
    • White children have a better chance, apparently, of being returned to their biofamilies than do children of black and other minority families.1979, Armand Lauffer, Bonnie E. Carlson, Resources for Child Placement and Other Human Services, page 28
    • Most people are at home, eating dinner with their collectives or their biofamilies.1988, Pat Califia, Macho Sluts, Alyson Books, →ISBN, page 188
    Synonyms:
    birthfamily

Synonyms of biofamily

Forms of biofamily

pluralbiofamilies

Origin of biofamily

From bio- + family.

Questions about biofamily

What does biofamily mean?
Biofamily means biological family.
What part of speech is biofamily?
Biofamily is a noun.
What is the plural of biofamily?
The plural of biofamily is biofamilies.

Words near biofamily in the dictionary

  1. biofactors
  2. biofactory
  3. biofacts
  4. biofacture
  5. biofamilies
  6. biofamily
  7. biofarming
  8. biofascism
  9. biofascist
  10. biofascists
  11. biofather

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