Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An orphan.
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Examples
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Around 1925 or so, poor Nonnie's parents both died, leaving her and her brother orphaned (or "orphant," as she says).
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Around 1925 or so, poor Nonnie's parents both died, leaving her and her brother orphaned (or "orphant," as she says).
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Your comment about Brad holding orphant hand was very racially inclined.
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Which should convince you of my cencerity of Purpoest don't shut your ears to the cry's of the Widow and the orphant & i can but ask in the name of humanity and God for he knows the heart of all men.
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They are going to ship him off to the _orphant_ asylum next week, Miss Keith says.
Heart of Gold Ruth Alberta Brown
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So he means to put her in an _orphant_ asylum, -- _just give her away_, Gail, for someone to adopt!
Heart of Gold Ruth Alberta Brown
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An 'she says to me, says she,' Them poor, motherless, orphant children hadn't orto be livin 'over there by theirselves,' says she; 'but the oldest girl' -- that's you, I reckon "nodding at Lottie --"'is mighty sot an' determined, an 'is bound to stick to the place.'
Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892 Various
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Just hain't no energy left no mo ', go' round like a orphant calf
Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp Various 1904
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Lovely Lulu is a little orphant who has to do most of the housework for a family of eight, and the way they abuse that child is something awful.
Flower of the Dusk Myrtle Reed 1892
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Little orphant Annie's come to our house to stay, 54
Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library 1884
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