Associations to the word «Orphanhood»

Wiktionary

ORPHANHOOD, noun. The state of being an orphan.
ORPHANHOOD, noun. The losing of both parents through death.

Dictionary definition

ORPHANHOOD, noun. The condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope