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dead link

A hyperlink on a website that points to a Web page that has been deleted or moved. Also called an "orphan link," it may also be a temporary condition if the Web server is down. Contrast with live link. See 404 error and link rot.

widow & orphan

A "widow" is the last line of a paragraph that appears alone at the top of the next page, and an "orphan" is the first line of a paragraph that appears alone at the bottom of a page. Default widow and orphan settings are typically configured for two lines in order to prevent isolated single lines.
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What does it mean when you dream about an orphan?

The orphan is a symbol of an unwanted, unloved child, one who is needy, misunderstood, and abused by strict, un-nurturing people who exert merciless control and authority. This symbol may represent childhood memories and fears of being abandoned. The dreamer may be resisting inner needs to be childlike, or be emotionally cold and withdrawn from others who are close to the dreamer.

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Orphan

See also Abandonment.
Adverse, Anthony
finally, at middle age, discovers origins. [Am. Lit.: Anthony Adverse]
Carey, Philip
brought up by stingy uncle and kindly aunt. [Br. Lit.: Of Human Bondage, Magill I, 670–672]
Cass, Eppie
child found and brought up by Silas Marner. [Br. Lit.: Eliot Silas Marner in Benét, 930]
Clickett
the “orfling” from St. Luke’s workhouse; Mrs. Micawber’s maid-of-all-work. [Br. Lit.: David Copperfield]
Cosette
waif indentured to the cruel Thenardiers; saved by the honorable Valjean. [Fr. Lit.: Les Miserables]
Dondi
Italian war baby taken in by Americans. [Comics: Horn, 217]
Finn, Huckleberry
his mother dead; his father dies toward end of novel. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn]
Little Orphan Annie
feisty waif succored by paternal Daddy Warbucks. [Comics: Horn, 459]
Luck, Thomas
infant adopted by miners when his prostitute mother dies. [Am. Lit.: Bret Harte “The Luck of Roaring Camp” in Magill III, 597]
Pip
Philip Pirrip, orphaned as an infant. [Br. Lit.: Great Expectations]
Twist, Oliver
foundling reared in school of hard knocks. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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[27] Survey data that looked at both orphanhood and co-residence with a chronically ill or HIV-positive adult offer insight into possible reasons for these results.
Treatment outcomes among HIV-positive orphaned and non-orphaned children on antiretroviral therapy in Johannesburg, South Africa
Thus, the film communicates that orphanhood shatters the nuclear family by disrupting the most hetero-normative character's gender performance; this is caused when Helena's role model dies and her gender performance is rendered moribund and incestuous.
Queering the Mexican Coming-of-Age Film: Quemar las naves (2007) by Francisco Franco Alba
Heathcliff's orphanhood metaphorically alluded to the 1840s' Great Irish Famine which catastrophically caused the death of one million of Irish people and drove millions more into exile.
The Absence of Fatherhood: Interpreting the Orphan Image in Wuthering Heights from the Perspective of Family Complexes
In doing so, the relationship between orphanhood and academic performance becomes very clear.
The Interface of Orphan-hood and Schooling Experiences in Rural High Schools in the Republic of Zimbabwe
She co-edited Diversity in Youth Literature: Opening Doors through Reading with Jamie Campbell Naidoo and the Children's Literature Association Quarterly's Special Issue on Orphanhood and Adoption in Children's Literature with Lies Wesseling.
On autonomy: the intersections of ethnic studies and young adult literature
Orphanhood and HIV risk among female adolescents in urban Zimbabwe.
Self-efficacy mediates the association between partner trust and condom usage among females but not males in a Kenyan cohort of orphan and vulnerable youth
She stressed keenness of team members to provide psychological support, especially for women and orphans, saying they were living orphanhood and asylum and going through a big psychological pressure.
Kuwaiti relief team puts a smile on Syrian refugees' kids
if what's left of them is orphanhood well extinguish their
The Hour Is Ripe
The fullness of feeling in speaking of the past and about those who had been dear to him--his young orphanhood, his mother, proven friends and relations--only confirmed the impression later.
The Biggest Name of Them All
In addition to questions on social and demographic characteristics, respondents were asked about their maternal and paternal orphanhood status; whether they were enrolled in school; their level of media exposure; the household's possessions and amenities (from which information the DHS estimates household wealth); the sex of, the age of and their relationship to the household head; and whether they had ever had sex.
Parental HIV status linked to sexual debut in Sub-Saharan Africa
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