Adoptive father
Birth father and adoptive father are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Birth father" instead a noun phrase "Adoptive father".
Birth father
Adoptive father and birth father are semantically related. You can use "Adoptive father" instead a noun phrase "Birth father".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- begetter and adoptive father
- begetter and birth father
- pop and adoptive father
- pop and birth father
- patriarch and adoptive father
- patriarch and birth father
- old man and adoptive father
- old man and birth father
- father and adoptive father
- father and birth father
- dad and adoptive father
- dad and birth father
- pa and adoptive father
- pa and birth father
Both terms in one sentence
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Yoon Sung wants to take revenge against The Five for killing Mu Yeol, who is revealed to be his adoptive father, not his birth father.
Source: Series / The City Hunter - Also, her adoptive father was her birth father's right-hand man, and he was specifically asked to take Relena to safety as The Federation attacked their homeland.
Source: Changeling Fantasy
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