Definitions
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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of an
orphan .
Etymologies
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orphan + -like
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Examples
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His orphanlike eagerness to please is overwhelming his ability to control his body and actually trace the steps that have been laid out by his professional partner, Karina Smirnoff.
CNET News.com 2009
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