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orphandom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-phan-dom
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being an orphan.

noun

The losing of both parents through their death.

Etymology

Etymology tree English orphan Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English orphandom From orphan + -dom.

Inflected Forms

orphandoms (plural)

Synonyms

orphancy orphanhood

Questions

What does orphandom mean?
The state of being an orphan.
Where does orphandom come from?
Etymology tree English orphan Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English orphandom From orphan + -dom.

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