orphan girl

collocation in English

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orphan
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.fən/us
/ˈɔːr.fən/
a child whose parents ...
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girl
noun
uk
/ɡɜːl/us
/ɡɝːl/
a female child or young woman, especially one still ...
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(Definition oforphanandgirlfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoforphan girl

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Orphans, very numerous during the war, were placed in good parishes, and a house of refuge established for orphan girls.
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Here, too, is a youngorphangirlof 14, adolescent, possibly even a little apprehensive about her medical examination.
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It is about anorphangirlwho falls in love with a nobleman, and is set in the years 1860-1869.
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In this village, they pointed out the richest girl, and then theorphangirl.
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Bruenor himself saved theorphangirlfrom death.
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Lestat takes a walk and finds a sick littleorphangirlwho asks him for help.
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When they return home, they find that a lonelyorphangirlhas stowed away in their suitcase.
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Angelina is anorphangirlwho was left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, one stormy night.
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Then he saw a poor, well-bornorphangirlwhom he desired to marry.
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On the one hand, (pre-)adolescent orphan girls might have been much more easily employable in the households of relatives or step-parents.
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But finally, the old lady sacrifices all her savings for the marriage of a youngorphangirl, who falls in love but there was no money for her wedding.
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Mutton married firstly a twelve-year-oldorphangirl.
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The foundation also manages the provision of dowries to needy and orphan girls for their marriages.
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It was a boarding school which gave orphan girls an opportunity to be educated for free.
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The revenues fund the orphanage and in 1709 a timbered, three-storey house for orphan girls and a girls' school were established.
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The home provided home and domestic training to destitute orphan girls.
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