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half orphan

half orphan noun: a person, especially a child, with only one living parent.

Noun

half orphan (plural half orphans)

  1. A person, especially a child, with only one living parent.

Forms of half orphan

pluralhalf orphans

Questions about half orphan

What does half orphan mean?
Half orphan means a person, especially a child, with only one living parent.
What part of speech is half orphan?
Half orphan is a noun.
What is the plural of half orphan?
The plural of half orphan is half orphans.

Words near half orphan in the dictionary

  1. half nephews
  2. half niece
  3. half nieces
  4. half note
  5. half notes
  6. half orphan
  7. half orphans
  8. half past
  9. half pay
  10. half pike
  11. half pipe

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