orphanhood

Meanings

• Noun

  The state of being an orphan, having lost both parents.

  - "Despite the loss of her parents, she remained strong and resilient in her orphanhood."
  - "Many orphans face challenges in their orphanhood that are not present for children with living parents."

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Variants

List of all variants of orphanhood that leads to same result
orphan , orphanhood , orphanhoods , orphans

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Etymology

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From Old English orfene, meaning 'fatherless'.

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Trivia

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1. Approximately 143 million children worldwide have lost one or both parents.

2. The term 'orphan' comes from the Greek word 'orphanos', meaning 'helpless'.

3. In ancient Greece, orphans were often cared for by the state or by charitable organizations.

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Related Concepts

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1. Foster care: A system of providing temporary care for children who have lost their parents or are unable to live with their families.

2. Adoption: The legal process by which a person becomes a parent to a child not biologically related to them.

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Culture

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Orphanhood has been a common theme in literature, particularly in works of fiction such as 'Oliver Twist' and 'Anne of Green Gables'. It also has cultural significance in various religious and mythological traditions, representing loss, abandonment, and the search for identity.

How to Memorize "orphanhood"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a child sitting alone at a table, surrounded by empty chairs where their parents should be.
   - Visualize a tree without any branches or leaves, representing the lack of family connections.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a lone wolf in the wilderness.
   - Think of the word 'homeless' and remember that an orphan is also without a home.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Orphans often have no parents, only friends.'
   - Create a mental image of the letter 'O' with a line drawn through the middle, representing the absence of parents.

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