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Orphan

An orphan is a child whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition, defines the term: "One deprived by death of father or mother, or (usu.) of both; a fatherless or motherless child." In some languages, such as Swedish, the term is "parentless" and more ambiguous about whether…

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Orphan

Nodes104
Edges103
Triples227
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019231
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related to Bibliography · 83
Orphan → Abandoned Children, Adoption, As, Ascenção, Barman, Belo Horizonte, Bologna, Brazil, British India, Bullen, Byzantium, California, Canada, Child, Child Welfare, Children, Christian Empire, Citizen Emperor, Companhia, Dom Pedro II
related to Other examples · 26
Orphan → Anakin Skywalker, Bane, Batman, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Carnage, Catwoman, Deadpool, Diff'rent Strokes, Flash, Green Arrow, Leia Organa, Lex Luthor, Little Orphan Annie, Luke Skywalker, Magneto, Many, Newsboy Legion, Orphans, Other
related to United States · 25
Orphan → Abandoned, Adoption, America, Berebitsky, Changing Culture, Design, Ellen, Foundlings, Historical Perspectives, History, ISBN, Julie, Kinship, Like Our Very Own, Modern United States, Motherhood, Nineteenth-Century New York City, Orphan Asylums, Poor Families, Second Home
related to Populations · 17
Orphan → About, According, Afghanistan, Although, China, Civil Affairs, Latin America, Ministry, Much, New York Times, Orphans, Russia, Russian, Street, They, UNICEF/UNAIDS, United States
related to Notable orphans · 16
Orphan → Aaron Burr, Aaron Hernandez, Andrew Jackson, Babe Ruth, Brazil, Edgar Allan Poe, Famous, Frances McDormand, Henry Darger, Leo Tolstoy, Louis Armstrong, Marilyn Monroe, Other, Pedro II, Ray Charles, The American
related to history · 13
Orphan → AIDS, China, Czechoslovakia, Europe, Germany, Italy, Judt, Netherlands, Poland, Soviet Union, The Second World War, Wars, Yugoslavia
related to Definitions · 12
Orphan → AIDS, HIV, However, In, Joint United Nations Programme, One, This, UNAIDS, UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund, United States, Various
related to In religious texts · 8
Orphan → Bible, God-pleasing, Many, Moses, Muhammad, Quran, Several, The
related to In fiction · 7
Orphan → All, Cinderella, It, Orphaned, Orphans, Parents, The
related to External links · 5
Orphan → Orphans, The, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary Media, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Orphanis achild whose parents have died0.90text
Orphanis achild whose mother has died0.90text
Afghanistan.2001 figures from 2002 UNICEF/UNAIDS reportChinainstance ofMuch higher numbers of orphans exist in war-torn nations0.80text
Aaron Burrinstance ofNotable orphansFamous orphans include world leaders0.80text
Andrew Jacksoninstance ofNotable orphansFamous orphans include world leaders0.80text
and Pedro II of Brazilinstance ofNotable orphansFamous orphans include world leaders0.80text
Louis Armstronginstance ofOther notable orphans include entertainment greats0.80text
Marilyn Monroeinstance ofOther notable orphans include entertainment greats0.80text
Babe Ruthinstance ofOther notable orphans include entertainment greats0.80text
Ray Charlesinstance ofOther notable orphans include entertainment greats0.80text
Frances McDormandinstance ofOther notable orphans include entertainment greats0.80text
Orphanrelated to BibliographyBullen0.60section

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