orphan
/ˈɔrfən/
verb
- To cause a child to lose one or both parents.
- A car accident orphaned the siblings when they were very young.
- The war orphaned thousands of children across the country.
- The disease orphaned many kids in the village during the epidemic.
adjective
- Having no parents; relating to a child whose parents have died.
- The orphan child was taken in by a kind neighbor.
- She volunteered at an orphanage, helping care for orphan babies.
- The orphan boy dreamed of being adopted by a loving family.
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noun
- A child whose parents have died.
- The charity provides food and education for orphans in the region.
- The novel tells the story of an orphan who grows up to find his true family.
- After losing both parents in the accident, she became an orphan at age seven.
- A young animal that has lost its mother.
- The zookeepers bottle-fed the orphaned baby kangaroo.
- They found an orphan fox cub alone in the woods and took it to a wildlife center.
- The calf was an orphan, so the farmer raised it by hand.
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