warphan
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of war orphan.
Noun
[edit]warphan (plural warphans)
- (US) An orphan whose parents died due to war, especially in 20th-century China.
- 1937, China Handbook, page 733:
- In addition, the following organizations act as the Association's agencies in caring for warphans.
- 1940, Federal Council Bulletin[1], volumes 23-25:
- 2½ cents per meal will support a warphan and also provide educational and vocational training.
- 1944, China Magazine, volumes 12-13, page 26:
- A WARPHAN COMES OF AGE
- 2005, K. Scott Wong, Americans First: Chinese Americans and the Second World War, page 94:
- Adopt a warphan for a month!