Entertainment / Literature / Orphan: In printing, an orphan is a single short line beginning a paragraph but separated from all the other lines in that paragraph by a page break, thus appearing by itself at the bottom of the previous page or column. Orphans traditionally should be avoided in printing and in college essays. Luckily for students, writers can avoid such a faux pas by turning on 'widow/orphan control' on their word processors. The trick in Microsoft Word is to click on the 'format' option and then select 'paragraph.' Then select 'line and page breaks' to find the appropriate option. Contrast with widow.
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Lifestyle / Adoption / Orphan (international adoption definition): For immigration purposes, a child under the age of 16: ?€? whose parents have died or disappeared ?€? who has been abandoned or otherwise separated from both parents ?€? whose sole surviving par MORE
Lifestyle / Adoption / Orphanage: Institution that houses children who are orphaned, abandoned or whose parents are unable to care for them. Orphanages are rarely used in the United States, although they are more frequently used abroa MORE
Business / Finance / Orphan Stock: A stock that is ignored by research analysts and as a result may be trading at low price earnings ratios. MORE