A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ORPHAN

Sat, 8 Jun '24
Harry Potter, e.g.
Sun, 19 Mar '23
Bruce Wayne in the Batman comics, e.g.
Thu, 2 Mar '23
Any of the Baudelaire children in "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
Tue, 3 May '22
Batman or Harry Potter, e.g.
Mon, 1 Nov '21
Dickens's Oliver Twist or Kipling's Mowgli