orphan
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
orphans
plural
orphans
Britannica Dictionary definition of ORPHAN
[count]
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a child whose parents are dead
— sometimes used of animals
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He was left an orphan [=he became an orphan] when his parents died in a car accident.
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The baby raccoon were orphans.
— orphan
adjective, always used before a noun-
an orphan boy/girl
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orphan
/ˈoɚfən/
verb
orphans;
orphaned;
orphaning
2
orphan
/ˈoɚfən/
verb
orphans;
orphaned;
orphaning
Britannica Dictionary definition of ORPHAN
[+ object]
:
to cause (a child) to become an orphan
— usually used as (be) orphaned
— sometimes used of animals
— sometimes used figuratively
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He was orphaned as a young boy when his parents died in a car accident.
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Thousands of children were orphaned by the war.
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The second volume of the two-volume set was orphaned when we lost the first volume.
