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Orphan
Pronunciation : Or"phan
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. orphanus, Gr. orbus. Cf. Orb a blank window.]
Definition : Defn: A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living. Orphans' court (Law), a court in some of the States of the Union, having jurisdiction over the estates and persons of orphans or other wards. Bouvier.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Or"phan
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Or"phan
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. Young.
t. [imp. & p. p. Orphaned; p. pr. & vb. n. Orphaning.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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