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paper orphan

paper orphan noun: a child falsely presented as an orphan by means of fraudulent documentation, facilitating human trafficking etc.

Noun

paper orphan (plural paper orphans)

  1. A child falsely presented as an orphan by means of fraudulent documentation, facilitating human trafficking etc.

Forms of paper orphan

pluralpaper orphans

Questions about paper orphan

What does paper orphan mean?
Paper orphan means a child falsely presented as an orphan by means of fraudulent documentation, facilitating human trafficking etc.
What part of speech is paper orphan?
Paper orphan is a noun.
What is the plural of paper orphan?
The plural of paper orphan is paper orphans.

Words near paper orphan in the dictionary

  1. paper mâché
  2. paper nautili
  3. paper nautilus
  4. paper nautiluses
  5. paper organization
  6. paper orphan
  7. paper orphans
  8. paper over
  9. paper park
  10. paper parks
  11. paper plane

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