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  1. 1. n. A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a child who has lost both parents Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a young animal without a mother Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. deprive of parents Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 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. Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent. To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. Young. Source: webster
  10. 10. A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, achild who has but one parent living. Orphans' court (Law), a court insome of the States of the Union, having jurisdiction over the estatesand persons of orphans or other wards. Bouvier. Source: adambom
  11. 11. v:3/n:97 n. a child who has lost both parents n. someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision n. the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column n. a young animal without a mother Source: ecdict

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