orphanhoods
Conditions of parentlessness
Orphanhoods is the plural of orphanhood, the state of being an orphan—having lost one's parents, especially in childhood.
The plural appears when discussing multiple instances or types: The orphanhoods created by war differ from those caused by disease.
The word can extend metaphorically to any state of being bereft of origin or protection.
Intense sorrow from loss
- lossBeing without something
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
sorrow · isolation · longing · emptiness · belonging · attachment · mourning · resilience
Supervised substitute parenting
- adoptionLegal family formation
- group homesShared supervised residences
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
- guardianshipLegal care of another
child welfare · social services · placement · custody · caregivers · dormitories · matrons · benefactors
- DickensianGrimly poor, socially unjust
- waifsHomeless, neglected young ones
- urchinsScrappy street children
- foundlingsAbandoned children discovered by others
bildungsroman · protagonist · narrative · Annie · Jane Eyre · rags-to-riches · Victorian · pathos
Events personally lived through
- childhoodsEarly life periods
- circumstancesConditions affecting an event
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- historiesAccounts of past events
narratives · journeys · states · situations · realities · perspectives · memories · struggles
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- lossBeing without something
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
vulnerability · sorrow · isolation · longing · emptiness · belonging · attachment · mourning · resilience · trauma
foster care
Supervised substitute parenting
- adoptionLegal family formation
- group homesShared supervised residences
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
guardianship · child welfare · social services · placement · custody · caregivers · dormitories · matrons · benefactors · sponsorship
Oliver Twist
- DickensianGrimly poor, socially unjust
- waifsHomeless, neglected young ones
- urchinsScrappy street children
foundlings · bildungsroman · protagonist · narrative · Annie · Jane Eyre · rags-to-riches · Victorian · pathos · coming-of-age
experiences
Events personally lived through
- childhoodsEarly life periods
- circumstancesConditions affecting an event
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
histories · narratives · journeys · states · situations · realities · perspectives · memories · struggles · transitions