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maternal orphan

maternal orphan noun: a child whose mother has died.

Noun

maternal orphan (plural maternal orphans)

  1. A child whose mother has died.

Forms of maternal orphan

pluralmaternal orphans

Questions about maternal orphan

What does maternal orphan mean?
Maternal orphan means a child whose mother has died.
What part of speech is maternal orphan?
Maternal orphan is a noun.
What is the plural of maternal orphan?
The plural of maternal orphan is maternal orphans.

Words near maternal orphan in the dictionary

  1. maternal half aunts
  2. maternal half-uncle
  3. maternal half-uncles
  4. maternal impression
  5. maternal impressions
  6. maternal orphan
  7. maternal orphans
  8. maternal uncle
  9. maternal uncles
  10. maternal wall
  11. maternalisation

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