What is the "opposite" of orphan?

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Re: What is the "opposite" of orphan?

Postby tiia » Sat Sep 29, 2018 10:53 am

In German an orphan is a "Waise" or as an adjective a child is "verwaist". In case of parents who lost their child, they can be called "verwaiste Eltern". You can also create a similar term for the siblings, but I don't know how common that is.
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Re: What is the "opposite" of orphan?

Postby MamaPata » Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:13 pm

James29 wrote:If the child is an orphan because he was taken away from a neglectful parent or the parent has abandoned the child the parent is called a deadbeat or deserter.


Interestingly, I don't know if this is a regional thing, because I've never heard orphan used in this sense. If I hear orphan, my default assumption is that the parents are (at the very least presumed) dead.
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