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<p>Dear colleagues, <br>
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<p>words like <i>widower </i>and <i>orphan </i>imply a complex
web of relationships. An orphan is someone whose father or mother
has died; a widower is someone whose wife or husband has died. <br>
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<p>Do you know any language in which there are words that mean
"someone to whom a child has died", "someone to whom a brother or
sister has died" etc.?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>R Simone<br>
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Hon C Lund University
Membre de l'Académie Royale de Belgique
Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de France
Accademico della Crusca
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