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(humorous, euphemistic, of a person) Lacking one or both parents, or having parents who are inadequately supportive or caring.

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parentally challenged

Source Word

parentally challenged

Adjective

euphemistic humorous of a person

(humorous, euphemistic, of a person) Lacking one or both parents, or having parents who are inadequately supportive or caring.

Japanese Meaning

（ユーモラスかつ婉曲的に）親がいない、もしくは親が十分に支援や愛情を与えていない状態、またはそのような環境で育ったことを意味する表現。

He joked that being parentally challenged had given him a PhD in improvisation for handling life's practicalities.

彼は、親の支援が十分でない環境で育ったことで、人生の実務に対処する即興力に長けていると冗談めかして言った。

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(humorous, euphemistic, of a person) Lacking one or both parents, or having parents who are inadequately supportive or caring.

more parentally challenged

（ comparative ）

most parentally challenged

（ superlative ）