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orphan

Definition

  • noun: a child whose parents are dead
  • noun: a child deprived by death of one or usually both parents
  • verb: to cause (a child) to become an orphan
  • verb: to cause to become an orphan
  • sometimes used of animals
  • synonyms: parentless, twice-bereaved, fatherless

Examples

  • He was left an 'orphan' [=he became an orphan] when his parents died in a car accident.

  • The second volume of the two-volume set 'was orphaned' when we lost the first volume.

  • He 'was orphaned' as a young boy when his parents died in a car accident.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) -Jessie? -Give it up, Bart! You've reached the end of the line! l always wanted to go out with a bang! -Oh, no! -The orphans! Hate to leave early, but our ride is here. lt's me or the kiddies, Sheriff. Take your pick. Ride like the wind, Bullseye! (..)
    2010 Toy Story 3