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