orphan - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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a child or young animal whose parents are dead

examples

he was left an orphan as a small boy

an orphan girl

orphan chimps

(noun)

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the first line of a paragraph set as the last line of a page or column, considered undesirable

(verb)

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make (a child or young animal) an orphan

examples

John was orphaned at 12

they matched up orphaned lambs with ewes

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