"half orphan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: half orphans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} half orphan (plural half orphans)
  1. A person, especially a child, with only one living parent. Hyponyms: maternal orphan, paternal orphan Related terms: fatherless, motherless, parentless, widow, widower Translations (person, especially a child, with only one living parent): Halbwaise [feminine] (German), félárva (Hungarian), nîvsêwî (Northern Kurdish), nîvêtîm [feminine, masculine] (Northern Kurdish), półsierota [feminine, masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-half_orphan-en-noun-IRv32h4F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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