pretermitted child

noun

A child who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator did not know of the child at the time the will was written, usually because the child was not yet born.

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Meanings

nounpretermitted child (plural pretermitted children)

plural pretermitted children

  1. lawA child who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator did not know of the child at the time the will was written, usually because the child was not yet born.
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APA

pretermitted child. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretermitted%20child

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“pretermitted child.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretermitted%20child. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretermitted child,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretermitted%20child.

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