ORPHAN, ORPHANED
ADJECTIVES
1525 — ORBATE orphaned, bereaved, destitute → obs.
1899 — HEADLESS fatherless; orphaned → Sc.
NOUNS
1623 — ORBATION bereavement, deprivation of parents, children or the like → obs.
NOUNS, PERSON
1000 — STEP-BAIRN an orphan → obs.
1559 — WARD an orphan under age → obs.
1733 — ORFLIN • ORPHLINE an orphan → Amer. dial.
1733 — ORPHANT an orphan → Amer. dial.
1848 — GARD an orphan, or person left to the care of another (Bk.)
..E20 — WHOREPHAN an orphan child of a prostitute → US sl.
1922 — BABES IN THE WOODS a pair of harmless, but ill-used orphans, a boy and a girl (Bk.)
1922 — MAVERICK an orphan child; an illegitimate child → Amer. dial.
1945 — WARPHAN a war orphan → World War II Amer. sl.
1960 — BANANA BOY • BANANA GIRL a boy/girl from one of Dr. Barnardo’s homes for orphaned and deprived children → sl.
1982 — YAWSOM an orphan → Jewish (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON – OTHER
1290 — WARDEN the person invested with the control of the person and lands of an orphan heir during his minority; also, one who has the charge and oversight of young persons → obs.
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