Meanings
nounorphanity (uncountable)
- rareuncountableThe state of being an orphan; orphanhood.
Origin
- Latinorphanitas
- Latinorphanitas
- Englishorphanity
Borrowed from Latin orphanitas. By surface analysis, orphan + -ity.
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Rhymes with orphanity
christianityhumanityvanityinsanityprofanityinhumanityurbanityinanitygaussianityAfricanityAmericanityCatalanityEuropeanityItalianitylesbianityLusitanityMexicanitymundanityOccitanityorganitypaganityRomanityShavianitysubterraneanity
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Cite this entry
APA
orphanity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphanity
MLA
“orphanity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphanity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orphanity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphanity.
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