I wanted to share some of the common acronyms that are part of the DNA Discovery. This was very helpful for me. One of my friends laughingly pointed out that there is no BD (baby daddy)! Some times you just gotta laugh and enjoy the humor in our friends as they walk this path with us.
DNA DISCOVERY AND JOURNEY: Abbreviations, Acronyms Phrases
AID – artificial insemination by donor
ART – artificial/assisted reproductive technology
BC – birth certificate
BF – birth father
BM – birth mother
BCF – birth certificate father
BCM – birth certificate mother
BRW – brother raised with
Biosplaining – “for people who don’t have a clue telling us how we should feel” (Marianne Senechal)
Bruncle – brother/uncle
CM – Centimorgans – CMs measure the distance in DNA to someone. The higher the CMs, the closer to a generational match.
DC – donor conceived
DTD – do the deed
FIL – father-in-law
FOB – father of baby
FRM – father raised me
FOMO – fear of missing out
HB/HS – Half-Brother/Half-Sister
IUI – intrauterine insemination
IVF – in vitro fertilization
LDA – Late Discovery Adoptee
MIL – mother-in-law
MRM – mother raised me
MPE – misattributed parental event
NDB – newly discovered brother
NDS – newly discovered sister
NPE – non paternal event, not parent expected
POC – products of conception
SRW – sister raised with