The loss of a grown child is called which term?

• A. Death of children
• B. Sudden loss
• C. Adult child loss
• D. Infant loss

Answer: (C)

When considering bereavement, the terminology shifts based on the age of the child at death. The loss of a grown child is described as adult child loss, because the child’s age places the case in a category that recognizes the parent's experience as distinct from infant or younger-child loss. This framing helps clinicians and families acknowledge the specific grief that comes with an adult child’s death.

The other options don’t fit: death of children is too broad and vague; sudden loss refers to how the death occurred rather than the age category of the child; infant loss applies to the death of an infant, not a grown child.