"orphandom" meaning in English

See orphandom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: orphandoms [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English orphan Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English orphandom From orphan + -dom. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|orphan|-dom|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English orphan Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English orphandom [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*dōmaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-dōmaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-dōm", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-dōm", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-dom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-dom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "orphandom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="orphandom"> From orphan + -dom. Head templates: {{en-noun}} orphandom (plural orphandoms)
  1. The state of being an orphan.
    Sense id: en-orphandom-en-noun-xJZ0~6CQ Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -dom, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -dom: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 92 8
  2. The losing of both parents through their death.
    Sense id: en-orphandom-en-noun-YjhLrNOk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: orphancy, orphanhood

Inflected forms

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