An orphan occurs when only a few ending lines of an element appear at the top of a page,while the bulk of the content appears on the preceding page.

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An orphan in publishing and graphic design refers to a single word or short line at the beginning or end of a paragraph that is left dangling at the top or bottom of a column or page, separated from the rest of the paragraph. The scenario described is actually referred to as a widow.

An Orphan Occurs When Only a Few Ending Lines of an Element