名詞: n.
老孤兒 (沒有家人、孑然一身、孤苦伶仃的老年人或其家人不能、無法或不願照顧他們的老年人)。

The moment her husband died, Loretta McAdam stopped the cuckoo clock in the kitchen of their mobile home. It remains forever frozen at 4:45 a.m. — the exact minute she became an elder orphan.
"I'm the only one left," said McAdam, 83. "I have no one."

Her husband has been gone for three years, but every day before she goes to sleep, she pats the bed beside her and wishes him good night. ... (Orlando Sentinel)

在這個新片語之前出現的 senior orphan (1983), older orphan (2003), orphaned elderly (1981) 以及 orphaned senior (1993) 都是在表達相同的意思。

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