orphanhood

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

orphanhood
    n 1: the condition of being a child without living parents; "his
         early orphanage shaped his character as an adult" [syn:
         {orphanage}, {orphanhood}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Orphanhood \Or"phan*hood\, n.
   The state or condition of being an orphan; orphanage.
   [1913 Webster]

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