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orphanhood

American  
[awr-fuhn-hood] / ˈɔr fənˌhʊd /

noun

  1. the condition or status of an orphan.


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I really wish that we’d reassess Annie’s iconic status, and not just because it gets orphanhood all wrong.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2024

Only a small number of countries, including the United States, have made national commitments to addressing the effects of orphanhood associated with covid.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2022

More than 140,000 American children — that's 1 out of every 500 — has experienced what the journal Pediatrics calls "Covid-19-associated orphanhood or death of a grandparent caregiver."

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2022

“The pandemic is still raging worldwide,” Unwin said, “which means COVID-19-related orphanhood will also continue to surge.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2022

She imagined her loneliness, her abandonment, her orphanhood.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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