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Is there a single adjective for an offspring having multiple parents (or mothers or fathers)? Multiparental is a bit prosaic and also ambiguous.










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  • Could you please clarify the situation you are referring to? What is the exact family structure you are looking for a word for? Homosexual parents? Step-parents? Adopted parents?

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  • Refer this question, then update your question accordingly. Superficial Google search shows words like Multiple-parents, tri-parents. Recently, there was a sci. break-through in which DNA of 3 parents were used for procreation. In that case, you can use tri-parental a generic word.

    – Ubi hatt
    Mar 18 at 0:55








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    I think most children have multiple parents.

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Is there a single adjective for an offspring having multiple parents (or mothers or fathers)? Multiparental is a bit prosaic and also ambiguous.










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  • Could you please clarify the situation you are referring to? What is the exact family structure you are looking for a word for? Homosexual parents? Step-parents? Adopted parents?

    – Richard Winters
    Mar 18 at 0:51











  • Refer this question, then update your question accordingly. Superficial Google search shows words like Multiple-parents, tri-parents. Recently, there was a sci. break-through in which DNA of 3 parents were used for procreation. In that case, you can use tri-parental a generic word.

    – Ubi hatt
    Mar 18 at 0:55








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    I think most children have multiple parents.

    – Hot Licks
    2 days ago














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Is there a single adjective for an offspring having multiple parents (or mothers or fathers)? Multiparental is a bit prosaic and also ambiguous.










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Is there a single adjective for an offspring having multiple parents (or mothers or fathers)? Multiparental is a bit prosaic and also ambiguous.







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  • Could you please clarify the situation you are referring to? What is the exact family structure you are looking for a word for? Homosexual parents? Step-parents? Adopted parents?

    – Richard Winters
    Mar 18 at 0:51











  • Refer this question, then update your question accordingly. Superficial Google search shows words like Multiple-parents, tri-parents. Recently, there was a sci. break-through in which DNA of 3 parents were used for procreation. In that case, you can use tri-parental a generic word.

    – Ubi hatt
    Mar 18 at 0:55








  • 1





    I think most children have multiple parents.

    – Hot Licks
    2 days ago



















  • Could you please clarify the situation you are referring to? What is the exact family structure you are looking for a word for? Homosexual parents? Step-parents? Adopted parents?

    – Richard Winters
    Mar 18 at 0:51











  • Refer this question, then update your question accordingly. Superficial Google search shows words like Multiple-parents, tri-parents. Recently, there was a sci. break-through in which DNA of 3 parents were used for procreation. In that case, you can use tri-parental a generic word.

    – Ubi hatt
    Mar 18 at 0:55








  • 1





    I think most children have multiple parents.

    – Hot Licks
    2 days ago

















Could you please clarify the situation you are referring to? What is the exact family structure you are looking for a word for? Homosexual parents? Step-parents? Adopted parents?

– Richard Winters
Mar 18 at 0:51





Could you please clarify the situation you are referring to? What is the exact family structure you are looking for a word for? Homosexual parents? Step-parents? Adopted parents?

– Richard Winters
Mar 18 at 0:51













Refer this question, then update your question accordingly. Superficial Google search shows words like Multiple-parents, tri-parents. Recently, there was a sci. break-through in which DNA of 3 parents were used for procreation. In that case, you can use tri-parental a generic word.

– Ubi hatt
Mar 18 at 0:55







Refer this question, then update your question accordingly. Superficial Google search shows words like Multiple-parents, tri-parents. Recently, there was a sci. break-through in which DNA of 3 parents were used for procreation. In that case, you can use tri-parental a generic word.

– Ubi hatt
Mar 18 at 0:55






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I think most children have multiple parents.

– Hot Licks
2 days ago





I think most children have multiple parents.

– Hot Licks
2 days ago










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