orphanhood
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I really wish that we’d reassess Annie’s iconic status, and not just because it gets orphanhood all wrong.
From Slate • Aug. 17, 2024
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, orphanhood increases a child’s likelihood of experiencing poverty, abuse, delayed development, mental health challenges, reduced access to education and institutionalization.
From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2022
Only a small number of countries, including the United States, have made national commitments to addressing the effects of orphanhood associated with covid.
From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2022
More than 140,000 American children — that's 1 out of every 500 — has experienced what the journal Pediatrics calls "Covid-19-associated orphanhood or death of a grandparent caregiver."
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2022
She imagined her loneliness, her abandonment, her orphanhood.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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