Half-orphan

[Wilson Gray]

On Jun 6, 2005, at 12:16 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:

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> This word, suggested by Wayne Leman on the lexicography list is
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> the OED and AHD. It means a child who has lost one parent.
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> Benjamin Barrett
> Baking the World a Better Place
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Being a half-orphan myself, I'm surprised, indeed, shocked to see that
neither the AHD nor the OED has the word. Sigh! The only thing worse
than failing to be the first to post a "new" word is posting a "new"
word and discovering that it can be traced to Beowulf.

-Wilson Gray