orphanry

noun

Etymology

From orphan + -ry.

  1. derived from *h₃órbʰos
  2. derived from ὀρφανός
  3. derived from orphanus
  4. formed as orphanry — “orphan + -ry

Definitions

  1. The state of being an orphan.

  2. The losing of both parents through death.

  3. An institution for the care and protection of orphans

    An institution for the care and protection of orphans; an orphanage.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for orphanry. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA