 orphan |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a child who has lost both parents | |
| Related terms: | child | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) a young animal without a mother | |
| Related terms: | young | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] deprived of parents by death or desertion | |
| Synonyms: | orphaned | |
| Related terms: | unparented | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (linguistics,writing) the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column | |
| Related terms: | line | |
| 5. | [ noun ] someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision | |
| Related terms: | person | |
| 6. | [ verb ] deprive of parents | |
| Related terms: | dispossess orphanage | |
| Similar spelling: |
orphaned orphanage Orban orpin |
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