One-word substitution (vocabulary): Choose the correct term for “a child born after the death of his father” Select the single best word that exactly matches the definition.

Given data

• Definition: child born after the father has died.

Reasoning through optionsPosthumous — occurring after death; a posthumous child is born after the father's death. Correct.Orphan — a child deprived of one/both parents (not specific to timing of birth).Bastard — offensive/archaic for illegitimate birth; unrelated to father's death.Progenitor — an ancestor/forebear; the opposite role.

Final AnswerPosthumous