orphanlike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

orphan +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

orphanlike (comparative more orphanlike, superlative most orphanlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an orphan.
    • 2003, Willa Cather, Susan J Rosowski, A Lost Lady:
      Left orphanlike (his mother dies and his father later moves to Denver and disappears from the novel), he lives with his distinguished uncle...
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