[Lexicog] opposite of orphan

Benjamin Barrett gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM
Sun Jun 5 00:52:20 UTC 2005


Bereaved parent is the best I can come up with.

HTH
Benjamin Barrett
Baking the World a Better Place
www.hiroki.us

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[mailto:lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jordan Lachler
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 3:55 PM


Does anyone know a word, in English or any other language, for the opposite
of an orphan... namely, a parent who has lost one or all of their children?
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