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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

orphandom en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English orphan Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English orphandom From orphan + -dom.

Meanings

  1. The state of being an orphan.
  2. The losing of both parents through their death.

Forms

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Synonyms

orphancy · orphanhood