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orphan n. a child, particularly a minor, whose two natural parents are dead. In some cases, such as whether a child is eligible for public financial assistance to an orphan, "orphan" can mean a child who has lost one parent. ORPHAN. A minor or infant who has lost both of his or her parents. Sometimes the term is applied to such a person who has lost only one of his or her parents. 3 Mer. 48; 2 Sim. & Stu. 93; Lo & Man. Inst. B. 1, t. 2, c. 1. See Hazzard's Register of Pennsylvania, vol. 14, pages 188, 1 89, for a correspondence between the Hon. Joseph Hopkinson and ex-president J. Q. Adams as to the meaning of the word Orphan, and Rob. 247. |
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Warren, Andrea, Escape From Saigon: How a Vietnamese War Orphan Became an American Boy (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2004). Eventually, Ehmet finds his way to the Children's Village near the Italian border; run by his former teacher, the village is a peaceful home to war orphans and refugees of every denomination. The event was a gift from their son Byron and daughter-in-law Kathy of Sylmar; daughter Vonceil and son-in-law Frank Allford of Sunland; and David Chun, a Korean War orphan who lived with the Elbertses, his wife, Linda, and their two daughters. |
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