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

  • (..) How much more is there? Thats the end of the page , Page three. ♪Be careful what you fish for♪ You'll be making an anonymous donation to the widows and orphans of war fund. Bishop to bishop . Discover check.. And incidentally.... Mate! I've seemed to've injured my shoulder, Would you mind? (..)
    2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows