warphan

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of war orphan.

Noun

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warphan (plural warphans)

  1. (US) An orphan whose parents died due to war, especially in 20th-century China.
    • 1937, China Handbook, page 733:
      In addition, the following organizations act as the Association's agencies in caring for warphans.
    • 1940, Federal Council Bulletin[1], volumes 23-25:
      2½ cents per meal will support a warphan and also provide educational and vocational training.
    • 1944, China Magazine, volumes 12-13, page 26:
      A WARPHAN COMES OF AGE
    • 2005, K. Scott Wong, Americans First: Chinese Americans and the Second World War, page 94:
      Adopt a warphan for a month!

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