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orphan
—orphan /ˈɔː.fən/ aep /ˈɔːr-/
Ⅰ noun [C] ► C2 a child whose parents are dead: » The civil war is making orphans of many children.Thesaurus+: ↑Parents and children
Ⅱ verb [T usually passive] ↑Verb Endings for orphan ► F0 to make someone an orphan: » He was orphaned as a baby (= his parents died when he was a baby).» The children were orphaned by the war (= their parents were killed in the war).Thesaurus+: ↑Parenting and caring for children |