Orphan
481. Orphan (See also Abandonment.)
- Adverse, Anthony finally, at middle age, discovers origins. [Am. Lit.: Anthony Adverse ]
- Carey, Philip brought up by stingy uncle and kindly aunt. [Br. Lit.: Of Human Bondage, Magill I, 670–672]
- Cass, Eppie child found and brought up by Silas Marner. [Br. Lit.: Eliot Silas Marner in Benét, 930]
- Clickett the “orfling” from St. Luke’s workhouse; Mrs. Micawber’s maid-of-all-work. [Br. Lit.: David Copperfield ]
- Cosette waif indentured to the cruel Thenardiers; saved by the honorable Valjean. [Fr. Lit.: Les Miserables ]
- Dondi Italian war baby taken in by Americans. [Comics: Horn, 217]
- Finn, Huckleberry his mother dead; his father dies toward end of novel. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn ]
- Little Orphan Annie feisty waif succored by paternal Daddy Warbucks. [Comics: Horn, 459]
- Luck, Thomas infant adopted by miners when his prostitute mother dies. [Am. Lit.: Bret Harte “The Luck of Roaring Camp” in Magill III, 597]
- Pip Philip Pirrip, orphaned as an infant. [Br. Lit.: Great Expectations ]
- Twist, Oliver foundling reared in school of hard knocks. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist ]
orphan
or·phan / ˈôrfən/ • n. 1. a child whose parents are dead. ∎ a person or thing bereft of protection, position, etc.: radioactive wastes are the main orphan of the nuclear era.2. Printing the first line of a paragraph set as the last line of a page or column, considered undesirable.• v. [tr.] (usu. be orphaned) make (a person or animal) an orphan: John was orphaned at 12.• adj. denoting, of, or for an orphan or orphans. ∎ bereft of protection, position, etc.: orphan garbage barges aimlessly wandering the oceans.DERIVATIVES: or·phan·hood / -ˌhoŏd/ n.
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