noun#6,417 by frequency
orphan
/ˈɔːfən/
A person, especially a minor, both or one of whose parents have died; A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them
- plural
- orphans
Meanings
- 1
A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died
The couple decided to adopt an orphan.
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The fund was set up to help orphans.
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- 2
A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them
- 3
A young animal with no motherrare
- 4
Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandonrare
- 5
A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or pagerare
- 6
Any unreferenced objectrare