orphanhood means The state of being an orphan; the losing of both parents through their death. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
ORPHANHOOD — [Noun] The state of being an orphan; the condition of having lost both parents through their death. From orphan (from Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, "bereaved"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos ("orphan")) + -hood (a suffix forming nouns denoting state or condition). Unlike "orphancy" (which suggests a transient, institutional limbo) or "orphanism" (which drifts into abstraction), orphanhood is the stark, unadorned fact of standing alone in the world. It is the silence where a lullaby should be, the empty chair at the dinner table, the way a child’s hand hesitates before reaching for one that is no longer there—a condition as old as time, and as intimate as a heartbeat.
noun
- The state of being an orphan; the losing of both parents through their death.