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orphan

Child whose parents are dead or have abandoned them permanently

Entitycondition legal statusQ193279

Also known as orphan child · child, orphaned

Instance of: condition
, legal status
Subclass of: child

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An orphan is a child whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition, defines the term: "One deprived by death of father or mother, or (usu.) of both; a fatherless or motherless child." In some languages, such as Swedish, the term is "parentless" and more ambiguous about whether the parents are dead, unknown or absconded, but typically refers to a child or younger adult.

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Female form of label: orpheline
orfino
orfanino
orfana
òrfena
našlaitė
Has characteristic: orphanhood
Different from: Orphanhood
rhymeless verse applies to name of subject: Waise · applies to name of object: Waise
Male form of label: našlaitis
Depicted by: The Captains of Bigallo offer the Orphans to Adopt

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