A lack of belonging to a community or "zadruga" (the traditional extended family collective).
The phrase highlights three distinct types of "rootlessness": bez_maika_i_bez_bashha
Today, the expression is less about literal survival and more about . A lack of belonging to a community or
In traditional Bulgarian society, the family unit was the ultimate source of protection. To be "without a mother and without a father" meant more than just grief; it meant being a (an outcast) or someone without a "root." bez_maika_i_bez_bashha