Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orphancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-phancy
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being an orphan.

Uncountable

noun

The losing of both parents through their death.

Uncountable

Etymology

From orphan + -cy.

Usage

Synonyms

orphandom orphanhood

Questions

What does orphancy mean?
The state of being an orphan.
Where does orphancy come from?
From orphan + -cy.

How to pronounce orphancy

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