Word: orphanship
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: or
phan
ship
Definition: The losing of both parents through death.
Morphemes:
Affix: orphan
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
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.