Genitor (Noun)
Meaning
A natural father or mother.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Her parents acknowledged her genitor, a man who had donated his sperm, as her biological father.
- The court ruled that the genitor of the child had no right to custody or visitation.
- In many cultures, the genitor is not necessarily the same as the person who raises the child.
- The genitor of the child was unknown, as the woman had undergone IVF with donor sperm.
- The law recognized the genitor as the parent of the child, but denied them parental rights.