Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PARENTLESS
unparented, parentless
(adjective) having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
parentless (not comparable)
Having no (living) parent.
(computing) Having no parent in a data structure.
Coordinate terms
• fatherless
• motherless
Source: Wiktionary
Par"ent*less, a.
Definition: Deprived of parents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PEOPLE
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