the last line or the last few words of a paragraph that appear at the top of the next column or page; the first line of a paragraph that appears at the bottom of the column or page; a word on its own line at the end of a paragraph
use it in real life: No one source seems to agree on the difference between a widow and an orphan, but all designers agree that these pieces of text that sit alone can make stories difficult to read and layouts look awkward. They can be dealt with by either editing the text, or by adjusting the spaces between letters and words called “tracking”.