Meaning

2 senses
  1. (dated, rare)A person who gives birth to someone, usually a mother.

  2. A person who is someone's biological mother but who is not felt by their child(ren) as their mother in an emotional sense, typically due to long-term abuse

Origin

From birth + giver.

From birth + giver.

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Forms

plural: birthgivers
Singularbirthgiver
Pluralbirthgivers

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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