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(1):

(n.) A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.

(2):

(a.) Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.

(3):

(v. t.) To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Orphan'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/orphan.html. 1828.
 
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