estranged child
Disconnected family member
An estranged child is a son or daughter who has little or no contact with their parent, typically due to conflict, abuse, or irreconcilable differences: She hadn't spoken to her estranged daughter in years.
The estrangement may be initiated by either party.
The term implies a relationship that once existed but has been severed or allowed to wither.
- alienatedMade distant or hostile
- distantFar away or aloof
- grown apartGradually became strangers
- disownedRejected familial ties
- black sheepDisreputable family member
prodigal · runaway · abandoned · rejected · outcast · exile · no contact · reconciliation · second chances · resentment · silence · holidays · empty chair · photographs · grudge · inheritance · funeral · doorstep
- estrangementrift, alienation, disconnection, distance, disaffection
- toxic familydysfunction, broken home, family secret, scapegoat, favoritism
- ex-relativesex-wife, ex-husband, ex-spouse, former spouse, ex-stepmother
- inheritance disputesinheritance dispute, inheritance fight, estate dispute, contested will, disinheritance
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