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Orphan

A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.

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Child 76% connected

A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; -- in law, legitimate offspring. Used…

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Deprive 76% connected

To take away; to put an end; to destroy.

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Divest 76% connected

To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest.

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Fry 76% connected

To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat, butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry…

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Individual 76% connected

Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.

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Kid 76% connected

A young goat.

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Line 76% connected

Flax; linen.

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Minor 76% connected

Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.

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Mortal 76% connected

Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.

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Nestling 76% connected

of Nestle

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Nipper 76% connected

One who, or that which, nips.

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Offspring 76% connected

The act of production; generation.

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Person 76% connected

A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic represe…

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Shaver 76% connected

One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.

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Somebody 76% connected

A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.

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Soul 76% connected

Sole.

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Strip 76% connected

To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession,…

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Tike 76% connected

A tick. See 2d Tick.

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Tyke 76% connected

See 2d Tike.

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Young 76% connected

Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young…

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Youngster 76% connected

A young person; a youngling; a lad.

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Orphanage 74% connected

The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Orphanage 74% connected

The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively.

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