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orphan Definition


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orphan
noun
    1. A child who has lost both parents, or, more rarely, one parent.
      Thesaurus: waif, foundling, stray.
verb
    orphaned, orphaning
    1. To make (a child) an orphan.
Etymology: 15c: from Greek orphanos bereft or without parents.



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