Sign in
Enter the word for search

orphan

UK
/ˈɔːfən/
US
/ˈɔrfən/

Translations

orphannoun
orphans
pl
UK
/ˈɔːfən/
US
/ˈɔrfən/
After the tragic accident, the young boy became an orphan.
Après le tragique accident, le jeune garçon est devenu orphelin.
orphelinTypographie.
Editors removed the orphan at the bottom of the page to improve the layout.
Les éditeurs ont supprimé l'orphelin en bas de la page pour améliorer la mise en page.
Additional translations
orpheline
Synonyms
foundling
waif
desolate child
abandoned child
parentless child
orphanverb
orphaned
Past Simple
orphaned
Past Participle
orphaning
Gerund
UK
/ˈɔː.fən/
US
/ˈɔr.fən/
The war orphaned many children, leaving them to fend for themselves.
La guerre a orpheliné de nombreux enfants, les laissant livrés à eux-mêmes.
Additional translations
orphelinerInformatique.
Synonyms
forsake
leave parentless
desert
disown
abandon
bereave
orphanadjective
UK
/ˈɔː.fən/
US
/ˈɔr.fən/
orphelinAu figuré.
The orphan project was left unfinished after the team disbanded.
Le projet orphelin est resté inachevé après la dissolution de l'équipe.
Synonyms
orphaned
parentless
motherless
fatherless
guardianless
bereft of parents
without parents

Definitions

orphannoun
A child whose parents are dead.
After the tragic accident, the young boy became an orphan.
A young animal that has been deserted by or has lost its mother.
The wildlife rescue center took in the orphaned bear cub.
A person, animal, or thing that lacks proper care, protection, or affiliation.
The once-bustling factory is now an orphan, abandoned by its owners.
In typography, the first line of a paragraph that appears by itself at the bottom of a page or column.
Editors removed the orphan at the bottom of the page to improve the layout.
orphanverb
To deprive a child of parents, especially through death.
The war orphaned many children, leaving them to fend for themselves.
To make something, such as a document or a piece of data, without a connection or reference to its original source or context.
The update to the software orphaned several files, making them inaccessible.
orphanadjective
Lacking support, care, or protection, often used metaphorically to describe something that is abandoned or neglected.
The orphan project was left unfinished after the team disbanded.
OverviewPhrasesLibraryExamplesAI ExpertDictionaries