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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Orphan Etymology: https://www.etymonline.com/word/orphan
Unpaired Words: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unpaire...
7 Historical Orphans: https://www.history.com/news/7-histor...
Reclaiming Lost Positive Words: https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
A Gruntled Looked At Orphaned Negatives: https://stephenliddell.co.uk/2021/03/...
Disgruntle Etymology: https://www.etymonline.com/word/disgr...
Uncouth Etymology: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=u...
Innocuous Etymology: https://www.etymonline.com/word/innoc...
Gruntled On OED: https://www.oed.com/dictionary/gruntl...
Orphaned Initialisms: https://www.portablepress.com/blog/20...
Cranberry Morphemes: https://www.thoughtco.com/cranberry-m...