English Explanatory Dictionary

orphanhood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being an orphan; the losing of both parents through their death.

Word forms

orphanhood orphanhoods

Etymology

From orphan + -hood. PIE word *h₃órbʰos

Synonyms

orphancy orphandom
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