As used in sections 211.442 to 211.487 , unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Child" , an individual under eighteen years of age; (2) "Minor" , any person who has not attained the age of eighteen years; (3) "Parent" , a biological parent or parents of a child, as well as, the husband of a natural mother at the time the child was conceived, or a parent or parents of a child by adoption, including both the mother and the putative father of a child. The putative father of a child shall have no legal relationship unless he, prior to the entry of a decree under sections 211.442 to 211.487 , has acknowledged the child as his own by affirmatively asserting his paternity.
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