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orphaned

UK
/ˈɔː.fənd/
US
/ˈɔr.fənd/

Translations

orphanedpast participle
UK
/ˈɔːfənd/
US
/ˈɔrfənd/
Used predicatively and attributively; derived from the past participle of the verb "orphan."
The orphaned child found a new home.
Осиротевший ребенок нашел новый дом.
Additional translations
беспризорный
оставленный
Synonyms
isolated
desolate
forsaken
abandoned
bereft
orphanpast participle

orphaned

Used attributively or predicatively to describe someone or something that has lost parental support (e.g., "orphaned children").
Synonyms
left parentless
orphaned
parentless
parentally bereft
motherless
fatherless
guardianless
bereft of parents
orphanverb

orphaned

Past Simple

orphaned
Past Simple
orphaned
Past Participle
orphaning
Gerund
UK
/ˈɔː.fən/
US
/ˈɔr.fən/
The war caused many children to orphan.
Война заставила многих детей осиротеть.
Additional translations
лишиться родителей
Synonyms
abandon
bereave
forsake
leave parentless
disown
desert

Definitions

orphanedpast participle
Deprived of one or both parents, especially through death.
The orphaned child was taken in by a kind family who provided a loving home.
Left without support, guidance, or affiliation; abandoned.
The orphaned project was eventually picked up by a new team who saw its potential.
orphanpast participle
Having lost one or both parents; bereft of parental care or support.
The orphaned kittens cried for their mother.
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.
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