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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

orphans

/ɔːrfənz/ noun · British & US
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What does orphans mean?

noun

Children whose parents are dead or unknown, or a line of text that continues on to a new line without an indentation, often used in typesetting and printing.

Example

"The charity helped many orphans in the disaster-stricken area, and the typesetter had to adjust the margins to avoid orphans on the last page."

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