Adoptive father
Biological father and adoptive father are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Biological father" instead a noun phrase "Adoptive father".
Biological father
Adoptive father and biological father are semantically related. You can use "Adoptive father" instead a noun phrase "Biological father".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- begetter and adoptive father
- begetter and biological father
- pop and adoptive father
- pop and biological father
- patriarch and adoptive father
- patriarch and biological father
- old man and adoptive father
- old man and biological father
- father and adoptive father
- father and biological father
- dad and adoptive father
- dad and biological father
- pa and adoptive father
- pa and biological father
Both terms in one sentence
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Ayaori doesn't play the part based on his biological father, but he does play the part based on Hidemitsu, who is his adoptive father and was his biological father's best friend.
Source: Manga / Penguin Revolution -
Alfie Nightingale thinks he is, although his adoptive father is secretly his biological father.
Source: Series / Hollyoaks - Sniper: His adoptive father, Jonathan Mundy, is dead of unknown causes, while his biological father, Bil-Bel, is negligent, only seeming to bother Sniper to borrow money.
Source: Disappeared Dad
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