Word: orphanship
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: or
phan
ship
Definition: The state of being an orphan; the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
Morphemes:
Affix: orphan
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀρφανός
Language: grc
Decoded: orphanos
Meaning: without parents, fatherless
Affix: -ship
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union.