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- pronunciation:
- or
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a child whose parents have died.
When both her parents died, she was taken to live in a home for orphans.- similar words:
- waif
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| related words: |
ward |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
orphans, orphaning, orphaned |
| definition: |
to cause to become an orphan.
The war has orphaned hundreds of children. |
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