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\"\"<\/a>A biological or adoptive male parent.<\/p>\n

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The male who has parents\u2019 rights and parents\u2019 responsibilities toward a child, especially a minor. The male whose genetic inheritance contributed directly to the child and who is one of the child\u2019s nearest blood relatives is the child\u2019s biological father, also called the natural father or birth father. If the biological father gives up his rights and allows his child to be placed for adoption, a male who adopts the child is called the adoptive father.<\/p>\n

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A biological or adoptive male parent. The male who has parents\u2019 rights and parents\u2019 responsibilities toward a child, especially a minor. The male whose genetic inheritance contributed directly to the child and who is one of the child\u2019s nearest blood relatives is the child\u2019s biological father, also called the natural father or birth father. If […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f"],"yoast_head":"\nFather - Definition of Father<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A biological or adoptive male parent.The male who has parents\u2019 rights and parents\u2019 responsibilities toward a child, especially a minor. 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