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orphaned

/ˈɔː.fənd/

/ˈɔr.fənd/

orphanedpast participle

/ˈɔːfənd/

/ˈɔrfənd/

Used predicatively and attributively; derived from the past participle of the verb "orphan."

Translations

осиротевший

The orphaned child found a new home.

Осиротевший ребенок нашел новый дом.

Additional translations

беспризорный

оставленный

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

orphanpast participle

orphaned

Used attributively or predicatively to describe someone or something that has lost parental support (e.g., "orphaned children").

Definitions

Having lost one or both parents; bereft of parental care or support.

The orphaned kittens cried for their mother.

Synonyms

left parentless

parentally bereft

bereft of parents

orphannoun

Definitions

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

orphaned

Past Simple

orphaned

Past Simple

orphaned

Past Participle

orphaning

Gerund

/ˈɔː.fən/

/ˈɔr.fən/

Translations

осиротеть

The war caused many children to orphan.

Война заставила многих детей осиротеть.

Additional translations

лишиться родителей

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

leave parentless

orphanadjective

Definitions

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.