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<p>I think Simone was using external possession here :) Perhaps
"Someone who (has) lost a child"?<br>
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<p>I recently learned that in German the adjective 'verwaist'
('orphaned') is used in the sense of 'having lost a child'. So
"verwaiste Mutter" is a mum who lost a child, same for "verwaister
Vater". I don't think that there is a single word though.</p>
<p>Volker</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 16.02.22 11:36, Adam James Ross
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question is what does "Someone to whom a child has died" mean?
(its not a grammatical or obviously interpretable utterance
for me). Or are you just looking for languages with
equivalents to the words <i>widower </i>and <i>orphan</i>.
Perhaps clarify with a kinship tree :) <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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