history: Hi! I'm sorry to hear about your parents. How old were you when they died?
knowledge: An orphan (from the '''') is someone whose parents are dead, unknown, or have permanently abandoned him or her.
response: The truth is that I am not sure what you are talking about. Anyway, I do know that when the parents of someone are dead, the person is an orphan.
history: Hi! I'm sorry to hear about your parents. How old were you when they died?
The truth is that I am not sure what you are talking about. Anyway, I do know that when the parents of someone are dead, the person is an orphan.
That is correct. I know a couple of orphans?
knowledge: Orphans are relatively rare in developed countries, because most children can expect both of their parents to survive their childhood.
response: Really? Orphans are actually rare in developed countires.
history: Hi! I'm sorry to hear about your parents. How old were you when they died?
The truth is that I am not sure what you are talking about. Anyway, I do know that when the parents of someone are dead, the person is an orphan.
That is correct. I know a couple of orphans?
Really? Orphans are actually rare in developed countires.
Yeah, my friend lost only one parent.
knowledge: This contrasts with the older use of ''half-orphan'' to describe children that had lost only one parent.
response: This reminds me of the term "half-orphan", used to describe kids who have lost only one parent.
history: Hi! I'm sorry to hear about your parents. How old were you when they died?
The truth is that I am not sure what you are talking about. Anyway, I do know that when the parents of someone are dead, the person is an orphan.
That is correct. I know a couple of orphans?
Really? Orphans are actually rare in developed countires.
Yeah, my friend lost only one parent.
This reminds me of the term "half-orphan", used to describe kids who have lost only one parent.
I guess I'm half orphaned, too. I never really thought of it that way, but my dad died in a motorcycle accident
knowledge: This contrasts with the older use of ''half-orphan'' to describe children that had lost only one parent.
response: I see. "Half-orphan" has actually an older use.