"warphan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: warphans [plural]
Etymology: Blend of war orphan. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|war orphan}} Blend of war orphan Head templates: {{en-noun}} warphan (plural warphans)
  1. (US) An orphan whose parents died due to war, especially in 20th-century China. Tags: US Translations (orphan due to having lost one's parents in war): sotaorpo (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-warphan-en-noun-gLS26XCL Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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