warphan

warphan

English

Etymology

Blend of war +‎ orphan

Noun

warphan (plural warphans)

1. (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, 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!

Translations

orphan due to having lost one's parents in war

Finnish: sotaorpo (fi)