parentally challenged

Born to unwed parents. (Pseudo-politically correct slang used for humorous effect.) A: "Is it true that Sean is parentally challenged?" B: "No, I'm pretty sure his parents were married before he was born."

See also: challenged

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

wrong side of the blanket
woods colt
born out of wedlock
wedlock
born on the wrong side of the blanket
wrong side of the blanket, born on the
be born that way
be/be born/be made that way
born and bred
bred

References in periodicals archive

Unwanted by his parents, 13-year-old Cosmo suffers the fate of all orphan children in Satellite City in the not-too-distant future when he is dipped in a vaccine vat and whisked off to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, where the only chance of escape is adoption or death.

BOOK REVIEWS

To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2004: Abandoned by his parents as an infant, Cosmo Hill grows up in the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, a ghastly orphanage that puts the boys to work testing dangerous products.

Colfer, Eoin. The supernaturalist

Colfer has moved away from his arch criminal to produce another rip-roaring book about 14-year-old Cosmo Hill who is incarcerated in the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys.

Books: Old tales for all folk; Jayne Howarth talks to children's author Malachy Doyle about fairy tales which are being celebrated during Children's Book Week

Cosmo Hill is a 14-year-old orphan who lives in an Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys.

BOOK REVIEW

Unwanted boys like Cosmo are housed in the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, where they serve as human guinea pigs for all sorts of deadly dangerous products.

The Supernaturalist

词组	parentally challenged
释义	parentally challenged parentally challenged Born to unwed parents. (Pseudo-politically correct slang used for humorous effect.) A: "Is it true that Sean is parentally challenged?" B: "No, I'm pretty sure his parents were married before he was born." See also: challenged Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: wrong side of the blanket woods colt born out of wedlock wedlock born on the wrong side of the blanket wrong side of the blanket, born on the be born that way be/be born/be made that way born and bred bred References in periodicals archive Unwanted by his parents, 13-year-old Cosmo suffers the fate of all orphan children in Satellite City in the not-too-distant future when he is dipped in a vaccine vat and whisked off to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, where the only chance of escape is adoption or death. BOOK REVIEWS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2004: Abandoned by his parents as an infant, Cosmo Hill grows up in the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, a ghastly orphanage that puts the boys to work testing dangerous products. Colfer, Eoin. The supernaturalist Colfer has moved away from his arch criminal to produce another rip-roaring book about 14-year-old Cosmo Hill who is incarcerated in the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys. Books: Old tales for all folk; Jayne Howarth talks to children's author Malachy Doyle about fairy tales which are being celebrated during Children's Book Week Cosmo Hill is a 14-year-old orphan who lives in an Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys. BOOK REVIEW Unwanted boys like Cosmo are housed in the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, where they serve as human guinea pigs for all sorts of deadly dangerous products. The Supernaturalist
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