biochild

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A biological child.

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nounbiochild (plural biochildren)

plural biochildren

  1. A biological child.

    Medical scientists “somehow believe that they need to prioritize and fulfill the desire for a biochild,” she said.

    2021, Eben Kirksey, “Epilogue: We Have Never Been Human”, in The Mutant Project: Inside the Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans, Bristol University Press, →ISBN, page 257
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    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 Congress, Second Session, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, page 156

    Synonyms: biokid

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nounA biological child.

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