French MP wants new word for a 'parent whose child has died'
The proposed word is “ parange”, a portmanteau of 23 February 2021 A petition in France to have an official word to describe a parent who has lost a child has over 60,000 signaturesBy Thomas Brent A French MP has called for the word “ parange”, a noun to describe a parent whose child or children have died, to be adopted into the French language. Mathilde Panot, MP for Val-de-Marne, backed by around 30 other MPs, delivered a proposition de résolution to the Assemblée nationale on February 11 with the aim of having the word officially recognised. La douleur est trop grande. Nous...