orphan - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'orphan' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Orphan

[ a.]

- Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.

2 . Orphan

[ n.]

- A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.

3 . Orphan

[ v. t.]

- To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.

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