"gold star parent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gold star parents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=gold star parent}} gold star parent (plural gold star parents)
  1. (US military) the parent of a member of the U.S. armed forces who was killed in action Tags: US Categories (topical): Military Related terms: gold star family, gold star father, gold star mother, gold star wife, Gold Star
    Sense id: en-gold_star_parent-en-noun-VtRlNk46 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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