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- Dictionaryor·phan/ˈôrf(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a child whose parents are dead: "he was left an orphan as a small boy"
- 2. the first line of a paragraph set as the last line of a page or column, considered undesirable.
verb
- 1. make (a person or animal) an orphan: "John was orphaned at 12"
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The meaning of ORPHAN is a child deprived by death of one or usually both parents. How to use orphan in a sentence.
ORPHAN definition: 1. a child whose parents are dead: 2. to make someone an orphan: 3. a child whose parents are…. Learn more.
An orphan is someone who has lost both parents. Usually, we think of sad little children when we think of orphans, but anyone whose parents have both died is an orphan. A home for orphans is no substitute for a house with loving parents, even if they're adopted.
Orphan definition: a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.. See examples of ORPHAN used in a sentence.
1. countable noun. An orphan is a child whose parents are dead. I'm an orphan and pretty much grew up on my own. ...a young orphan girl brought up by peasants. 2. passive verb [no cont] If a child is orphaned, their parents die, or their remaining parent dies.
ORPHAN meaning: 1. a child whose parents are dead: 2. to make someone an orphan: 3. a child whose parents are…. Learn more.
Orphan definition: A young animal that has been prematurely separated from its parents or its mother.
ORPHAN definition: 1. a child whose parents are dead 2. When a child is orphaned, both their parents die: . Learn more.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word orphan. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
orphan meaning, definition, what is orphan: a child whose parents are both dead: Learn more.
