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orphancy

orphancy noun: the state of being an orphan.

Noun

orphancy (uncountable)

  1. The state of being an orphan.
  2. The losing of both parents through their death.

Synonyms of orphancy

Origin of orphancy

From orphan + -cy.

Questions about orphancy

What does orphancy mean?
Orphancy means the state of being an orphan.
What part of speech is orphancy?
Orphancy is a noun.

Words near orphancy in the dictionary

  1. orphan-crushing machines
  2. orphanage
  3. orphanages
  4. orphanarium
  5. orphanariums
  6. orphancy
  7. orphandom
  8. orphandoms
  9. orphane
  10. orphaned
  11. orphaned house

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