A child born after the fathers death is a ___________________ child.
A
postliminits
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B
bastard
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C
posthumous
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D
postea
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Solution
The correct option is A posthumous The word posthumous is used to describe something that happens after a person's death. Posthumous child is a child born after his/her biological parent i.e. after father's death or in some cases the mother. Hence the correct answer is C.