orphanhood
Americannoun
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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
“We live in an orphanhood because we do not have institutions of any kind capable of defending us,” Gisela Ortiz, sister of one of the victims for whom Fujimori was convicted, told The Associated Press.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, orphanhood increases a child’s likelihood of experiencing poverty, abuse, delayed development, mental health challenges, reduced access to education and institutionalization.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 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
She imagined her loneliness, her abandonment, her orphanhood.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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