a child of unknown parentage

  • 1parentage — noun (U) someone s parents and the country and social class they are from: a child of unknown parentage (=we do not know who its parents are) …

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  • 2Child abandonment — is the practice of relinquishing interests and claims over one s offspring with the intent of never again resuming or reasserting them. Causes include many social and cultural factors as well as mental illness. An abandoned child is called a… …

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  • 3Patronymic — A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one s father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one s mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a… …

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  • 4foundling — found·ling || faÊŠndlɪŋ n. infant or child who has been deserted; child of unknown parentage …

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  • 5foundlings — found·ling || faÊŠndlɪŋ n. infant or child who has been deserted; child of unknown parentage …

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  • 6nullius filius — noun a) A child of unknown parentage; an orphan. b) The son of no one; a bastard. Syn: by blow …

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  • 7Fildery — This interesting and unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and is from a nickname meaning son of the king , derived from the Anglo Norman French fi(t)z le rei . In some cases the nickname was bestowed on an illegitimate son of a… …

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  • 8Fillary — This interesting and unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and is from a nickname meaning son of the king , derived from the Anglo Norman French fi(t)z le rei . In some cases the nickname was bestowed on an illegitimate son of a… …

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  • 9Fillery — This interesting and unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and is from a nickname meaning son of the king , derived from the Anglo Norman French fi(t)z le rei . In some cases the nickname was bestowed on an illegitimate son of a… …

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  • 10Birthright citizenship in the United States — For laws regarding U.S. citizenship, see United States nationality law. For U.S. citizenship (birthright and naturalized), see Citizenship in the United States. Birthright citizenship in the United States refers to a person s acquisition of… …

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