grieving parent

Child-loss sufferer

A grieving parent is one mourning the death of a child.

The phrase captures a particular kind of loss considered among the most devastating human experiences—the violation of the expected order where children outlive their parents.

As a grieving parent, she found comfort in support groups with others who understood.

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Opposites
emotional state of parenthood

grieving parentproud parent

Guardian showing offspring's accomplishments

new parent

parental experience trajectory

grieving parentnew parent

Someone with a newborn

empty nester

emotional engagement with child

grieving parentabsent parent

Caretaker not in child's life

estranged parent

Family

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