unparented

Definitions of unparented
  1. adjective
    having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates
    synonyms: parentless
    orphaned
    deprived of parents by death or desertion
    fatherless
    having no living father
    motherless
    having no living or known mother
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    antonyms:
    parented
    having a parent or parents or cared for by parent surrogates
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