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Child process — A child process in computing is a process created by another process (the parent process). A child process inherits most of its attributes, such as open files, from its parent. In UNIX, a child process is in fact created (using fork) as a copy of … Wikipedia
orphan — or·phan n: a child deprived by death of one or usu. both parents; broadly: a child without a parent or guardian Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. orphan … Law dictionary
orphan — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. waif, stray, gamin[e], urchin; foundling. See relinquishment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. parentless child, orphaned child, waif, stray, foundling, ragamuffin; see also child . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
orphan — {{11}}orphan (n.) c.1300, from L.L. orphanus parentless child (Cf. O.Fr. orfeno, It. orfano), from Gk. orphanos orphaned, lit. deprived, from orphos bereft, from PIE *orbho bereft of father, also deprived of free status, from root *orbh to change … Etymology dictionary
waif — n stray, homeless animal or person, street Arab, gutter urchin, ragamuffin, mudlark, poor little lamb, little lost lamb, gamin, parentless child, orphan, Western U.S. dogie; foundling, abandoned infant, castaway, outcast, pariah, Chiefly Brit.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
parent — parentless, adj. parentlike, adj. /pair euhnt, par /, n. 1. a father or a mother. 2. an ancestor, precursor, or progenitor. 3. a source, origin, or cause. 4. a protector or guardian. 5. Biol. any organism that produces or generates another. 6.… … Universalium
Cultural variations in adoption — Adoption is an arrangement by which a child whose biological parents are unable to care for it is adopted and given the same legal and social status as though he/she were the biological child of the adoptive parents. For example, under a system… … Wikipedia
List of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn characters — The Dawn Brigade from Radiant Dawn. From left to right: Sothe, Micaiah, Nolan, Edward and Leonardo Fire Emblem characters Shadow Dragon (Marth) … Wikipedia
Orphanage — For other uses, see Orphanage (disambiguation). Former Berlin Pankow orphanage … Wikipedia
List of Dallas episodes — This is a list of episodes of the soap opera Dallas. The original miniseries from 1978 was labeled as Season One when the series was initially released on DVD in 2004. Although Season One officially began with episode that aired September 23,… … Wikipedia
