orphan

or•phan n.

a child who has lost both parents or, less commonly, one parent through death.
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adj. [before a noun]

v. [~ + object]

or•phan n.

a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
a young animal that has been deserted by or has lost its mother.
a person or thing that is without protective affiliation, sponsorship, etc.:The committee is an orphan of the previous administration.
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adj.

bereft of parents.
of or for orphans:an orphan home.
not authorized, supported, or funded;
not part of a system;
isolated;
abandoned:an orphan research project.
lacking a commercial sponsor, an employer, etc.:orphan workers.

v.t.

to deprive of parents or a parent through death:He was orphaned at the age of four.
Informal Termsto deprive of commercial sponsorship, an employer, etc.:The recession has orphaned many experienced workers.

or′phan•hood′, n.

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orphan /ˈɔːfən/ n

- a child, one or (more commonly) both of whose parents are dead
- (as modifier): an orphan child

Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin orphanus, from Greek orphanos; compare Latin orbus bereaved

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