unparented

/'ʌn'preərəntid/

Thân thiện

A young unparented seedling grows alone in a sunlit forest clearing.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having no parent or parents: Describes a person, typically a child, who does not have a living parent or guardian.
   • Not cared for by parent surrogates: Describes a child who lacks the care of adoptive parents, foster parents, or similar guardians.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The charity focuses on supporting unparented children in the foster system.
  • After the tragedy, several children were left unparented and in need of homes.

Advanced Usage

• Legal/Formal Context: Often used in sociological, legal, or child welfare contexts to describe the status of a child without parental care.
  • The court's priority is to find a stable home for every unparented minor.

Variants and Related Words

• Orphaned (adj): A more common synonym specifically meaning a child whose parents are dead.
• Parentless (adj): A direct synonym meaning having no parents.

Synonyms

• Orphaned
• Parentless
• Forsaken (in some contexts, implying abandonment)

Antonyms

• Parented
• Cared-for

Notes on Usage

• "Unparented" is a less common, more formal, or technical term compared to "orphaned" or "parentless." It can imply a broader lack of parental care, not necessarily due to death (e.g., abandonment, unknown parents).
• It is typically used as an adjective before a noun (e.g., ) or after a linking verb (e.g., ).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates

Từ đồng nghĩa

• parentless