ORPHANHOODS Antonyms

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

• holding by the police

• (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

• a social unit living together

• primary social group; parents and children

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• people descended from a common ancestor

• a person having kinship with another or others

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

• a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

• an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

• attention and management implying responsibility for safety

• the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

• practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

• any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

• that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

• hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

• a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character

• (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

• the number of lines in a piece of printed material

• a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

• the state of being a parent

• a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

• English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

• a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections

• English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)

• block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care

• United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)

• a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

• watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

• supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home