[Lingtyp] Someone whose father ...

[Raffaele Simone]

Dear colleagues,

words like /widower /and /orphan /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.

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.?

Thanks,

R Simone

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