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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I lost both my parents in college in my early 20s. I never considered myself an orphan. [b]To me [/b]an orphan is an underage child who has lost their parents. [/quote] The most important words in your definition. We know that all languages change over time. We also know that words can have an official meaning and other meanings that are informal or restricted to subcultures of society. We can also reason that while we would not personally use that term as an adult who lost one or both parents, there’s no harm done if someone else self-describes that way out of either intense grief or as a tongue in cheek statement. I don’t think any adults are using the term to swindle a nice warm union suit from the Policemen’s Wives Charity for Orphans And Foundlings.[/quote] Yeah, this isn't one of those words.[/quote] +1[/quote]
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