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Meaning of "orphanhood" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ORPHANHOOD

orphanhood  [ˈɔːfənˌhʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORPHANHOOD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Orphanhood is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ORPHANHOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of orphanhood in the English dictionary

The definition of orphanhood in the dictionary is the state of being an orphan.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORPHANHOOD


adulthood
ˈædʌltˌhʊd
brotherhood
ˈbrʌðəˌhʊd
cousinhood
ˈkʌzənˌhʊd
falsehood
ˈfɔːlsˌhʊd
fatherhood
ˈfɑːðəˌhʊd
godhood
ˈɡɒdˌhʊd
hoydenhood
ˈhɔɪdənˌhʊd
humanhood
ˈhjuːmənˌhʊd
likelihood
ˈlaɪklɪˌhʊd
livelihood
ˈlaɪvlɪˌhʊd
maidenhood
ˈmeɪdənˌhʊd
matronhood
ˈmeɪtrənˌhʊd
motherhood
ˈmʌðəˌhʊd
neighborhood
ˈneɪbəˌhʊd
neighbourhood
ˈneɪbəˌhʊd
personhood
ˈp£ːsənˌhʊd
priesthood
ˈpriːstˌhʊd
singlehood
ˈsɪŋɡəlˌhʊd
sisterhood
ˈsɪstəˌhʊd
womanhood
ˈwʊmənˌhʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORPHANHOOD

orotund
orotundity
Orozco
orphan
orphanage
orphanism
orpharion
Orphean
orpheoreon
Orpheus
Orpheus in the Underworld
Orphic
orphically
Orphism
Orphistic
orphrey
orphreyed
orpiment
orpin
orpine

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORPHANHOOD

boyhood
childhood
companionhood
deaconhood
gentlemanhood
hood
lens hood
manhood
maximum likelihood
nationhood
nunhood
parenthood
prophethood
queenhood
selfhood
sonhood
statehood
unhood
victimhood
virginhood

Synonyms and antonyms of orphanhood in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «orphanhood» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORPHANHOOD

Find out the translation of orphanhood to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of orphanhood from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «orphanhood» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

孤儿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

orfandad
570 millions of speakers

English

orphanhood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनाथापन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اليتم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сиротство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

orfandade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাতৃহীন অবস্থা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orphelinat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anak yatim piatu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verwaisung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

孤児
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

orphanhood
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yatim piatu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tình cảnh mồ côi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

orphanhood
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनाथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öksüzlük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orfano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sieroctwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сирітство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

orfan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορφάνια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wys wees
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

orphan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

orphanhood
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of orphanhood

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORPHANHOOD»

The term «orphanhood» is normally little used and occupies the 141.672 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORPHANHOOD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «orphanhood» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «orphanhood» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about orphanhood

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORPHANHOOD»

Discover the use of orphanhood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to orphanhood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A kindred orphanhood
The book follows the author's chronological order; while the early poems introduce the reader to his recurring obsessions, the later poems most fully represent the scope of his achievement in poetry.
Sergeĭ Gandlevskiĭ, 2003
2
Lost to the State: Family Discontinuity, Social Orphanhood ...
Childhood held a special place in Soviet society: seen as the key to a better future, children were imagined as the only privileged class.
Elena Khlinovskaya Rockhill, 2010
3
Baptism of Orphanhood
ONE BAPTISM OF ORPHANHOOD I am one of those people who is destined to live indefinitely. By that I mean, it is not known exactly when I was born. So when I die, be it today or centuries later, it will never be crystal clear how long I actually ...
Issah Hassan Tikumah, 2013
4
Frederica and Her Guardians: The Perils of Orphanhood
Margaret Murray Robertson. Frederica and Her Guardians: The Perils of Orphanhood Margare Murray Robeflsep '_'O_I ' e Frederica and her Guardians: The Perils of Orphanhood Margaret Robertson. Front Cover.
Margaret Murray Robertson
5
Overcoming AIDS: Lessons Learned from Uganda
While Uganda is not out of the fire just yet, even with a present decline in HIV/ AIDS and projections of a future decline in orphanhood, South Africa is 25 years away from considering such a state. For South Africa to reach where Uganda is ...
Donald E. Morisky, 2006
6
Adult Mortality in Latin America
The impact of this on both the most recent estimate obtained from orphanhood before marriage and the estimates from lifetime orphanhood is clear. It is also notable that older women in the DHS reported that rather high proportions of their  ...
Ian Timaeus, Juan Chackiel, Lado Theodor Ruzicka, 1996
7
A Miracle and a Privilege:: Recounting a Half Century of ...
TABLE A-2 Survivorship from Age 15 to Age 60 by Sex, 1970s and 1980s Region and Country Date 45P15 Males Females Both Sexes Reliability Source Western Benin 1978 749 779 764 Very low Orphanhood Côte d' Ivoire 1978–1979 646 ...
Francis D. Moore, M.D., 1995
8
the long- run impact of orphannhood
double orphans in the sample. Double-orphanhood also did not affect the magnitude of the effects of orphanhood episodes so it is not considered further. Unpacking the results further, we explored whether there was any heterogeneity in the ...
9
Orphanhood, Free-Will Offerings to the Fatherless
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
London Orphan Working Sch, 2010
10
Design Considerations for Evaluating the Impact of PEPFAR:: ...
Measuring Changes in Orphanhood Prevention Workshop participants discussed some of the challenges and opportunities in measuring changes in orphanhood prevention—the prevention of the death of one or usually both parents of a child ...
Deepali Patel, Michele Orza, Clara Cohen, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORPHANHOOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term orphanhood is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Opening Doors for Internally Displaced Women in Georgia
Ms. Kakava has had a hard life, experiencing hunger, homelessness, orphanhood and exile. But she never lost hope. Thirteen years after the ... «Care2.com, Jul 15»
2
Don't use my pain as a weapon: infertility and same-sex marriage
We hope that one day the evil of infertility and the evil of orphanhood will be redeemed in the good of adoption, but it is not yet for us. «MercatorNet, Jun 15»
3
Dan Maraya Jos (1946 – 2015)
... it was a combination that not only described his orphanhood but also defined his origin, having been born in B'ukur, near Jos in present-day ... «The Nation Newspaper, Jun 15»
4
Flying Lessons From My Father
He easily passed his yearly flight physicals and certifications, yet I was tormented by my impending orphanhood, even after my father remarried ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
5
'Re Jane,' by Patricia Park
The idea of combining Jane's story with more modern elements — tied together by the enduringly grim concept of orphanhood — inspired Park ... «New York Times, May 15»
6
South Darfur suffers from increasing numbers of orphans
... in order to reduce the number of orphans in the restive region, saying that tribal fighting is the major source of orphanhood in South Darfur. «Sudan Tribune, May 15»
7
Help! My Mother-in-Law Hopes We Die.
... undermines the two of you as parents. Now she's gone off the rails entirely with the fantasy book ending that refers to the joys of orphanhood. «Slate Magazine, May 15»
8
Freud's unfashionable but potent view.
In the case of radical dis-identification, this state of orphanhood is particularly severe. The question to be asked here (and to a lesser degree in ... «Village, May 15»
9
Komitas: A Genocide Survivor or Victim?
Komitas Vartabed, a survivor of early orphanhood and poverty, and a sensitive artist, had a predisposition to psychological trauma. During his ... «Armenian Weekly, May 15»
10
Cannes 2015 Review: MY GOLDEN DAYS, Nicotine-Fuelled …
... here by youngster Antoine Bui), his younger brother and sister, and the sad set of circumstances that lead to their de facto orphanhood. «TwitchFilm, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Orphanhood [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/orphanhood>. Apr 2024 ».
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