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orphan train

orphan train noun: one of the trains, operating between 1854 and 1929, that transported orphaned and homeless children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes located largely in rural areas of the Midwest.

Noun

orphan train (plural orphan trains)

  1. (historical) One of the trains, operating between 1854 and 1929, that transported orphaned and homeless children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes located largely in rural areas of the Midwest.

Forms of orphan train

pluralorphan trains

Questions about orphan train

What does orphan train mean?
Orphan train means one of the trains, operating between 1854 and 1929, that transported orphaned and homeless children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes located largely in rural areas of the Midwest.
What part of speech is orphan train?
Orphan train is a noun.
What is the plural of orphan train?
The plural of orphan train is orphan trains.

Words near orphan train in the dictionary

  1. orphan source
  2. orphan sources
  3. orphan star
  4. orphan stars
  5. orphan tears
  6. orphan train
  7. orphan trains
  8. orphan work
  9. orphan works
  10. orphan's court
  11. orphan's courts

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