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widow
Printing.
a. a short last line of a paragraph, especially one less than half of the full measure or one consisting of only a single word.
b. the last line of a paragraph when it is carried over to the top of the following page away from the rest of the paragraph.: Compare orphan (def. 4).
orphan
Printing.
a. (especially in word processing) the first line of a paragraph when it appears alone at the bottom of a page.
b. widow (def. 3b).
Yes, widow and orphan can synonyms, depending on how you choose your conventions, a or b.
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