what is a child called who is born after the death of his father?

Answer 1

Born after the death of the father: is called a posthumous child.

Answer 2

well son or daughter, some may say half - orphan.... in any case people would call him/her "poor little baby" as it´s so sad loosing your dad before even being born...
Just one thing to the lady above: Nobody should have the right to call another human being a "bastard".
We all know that this word exists, but living in the 21st century I always thought that people have learnt a little from history...
children are children and all children should have the right to enjoy a happy childhood, no matter who our parents are...
My colleague just had a baby and she is not married, just living with her boy friend... do you think anybody should have the right to call her baby a "bastard"???
Think before talking....

Answer 3

Son or daughter whos father died before birth. There really isn't a thing to categorize the child...

Answer 4

was the childs parents married? if not then the child is a bastard :

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bas·tard /ˈbæstərd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[bas-terd] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a person born of unmarried parents; an illegitimate child.
2. Slang. a. a vicious, despicable, or thoroughly disliked person: Some bastard slashed the tires on my car.
b. a person, esp. a man: The poor bastard broke his leg.

3. something irregular, inferior, spurious, or unusual.
4. bastard culverin.
–adjective 5. illegitimate in birth.
6. spurious; not genuine; false: The architecture was bastard Gothic.
7. of abnormal or irregular shape or size; of unusual make or proportions: bastard quartz; bastard mahogany.
8. having the appearance of; resembling in some degree: a bastard Michelangelo; bastard emeralds.
9. Printing. (of a character) not of the font in which it is used or found.


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[Origin: 1250–1300; ME < AF bastard, ML bastardus (from 11th century), perh. < Gmc (Ingvaeonic) *bāst-, presumed var. of *bōst- marriage + OF -ard -ard, taken as signifying the offspring of a polygynous marriage to a woman of lower status, a pagan tradition not sanctioned by the church; cf. OFris bost marriage < Gmc *bandstu-, a n. deriv. of IE *bhendh- bind; the traditional explanation of OF bastard as deriv. of fils de bast “child of a packsaddle” is doubtful on chronological and geographical grounds]


—Synonyms 6. fake, imitation, imperfect, sham, irregular, phony.
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Answer 5

Child!!
If unfortunately child is born 'n' later his/her parents die, then child might be called as an orphan, but i think child should not be called that as well.

Answer 6

a child who has just lost her/his father

Answer 7

son or daughter of the late father

Answer 8

He is the son of his father and mother.

Answer 9

child will have all the rights in eyes of law

Answer 10

a child in whom u gotta see his father's image... and bring him up well...