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Orphan
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. Young.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.