(orphan)

  • 101orphan — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, alone, bereave, cast off, castaway, castoff, derelict, discard, disregarded, dogie, flotsam, flotsam and jetsam, forsaken, foundling, heir, ignored, jetsam, junk, lagan, leave, leave behind, lost, neglected …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 102orphan — Waise Begriff aus dem Bereich verteilter Prozesse: durch Abbruch des Kommunikationspartners liegengebliebener Prozess …

    Acronyms

  • 103orphan — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. waif, stray, gamin[e], urchin; foundling. See relinquishment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. parentless child, orphaned child, waif, stray, foundling, ragamuffin; see also child . III (Roget s 3… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 104orphan — Waise Begriff aus dem Bereich verteilter Prozesse: durch Abbruch des Kommunikationspartners liegengebliebener Prozess …

    Acronyms von A bis Z

  • 105orphan — (G). Without parents; bereft …

    Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

  • 106orphan — or·phan …

    English syllables

  • 107orphan — /orfan/ Any person (but particularly a minor or infant) who has lost both (or, sometimes, one) of his or her parents …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 108orphan — A minor child who has lost one or both of his or her parents. Heiss v Murphey, 40 Wis 276, 291 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 109orphan — n. & v. n. (often attrib.) 1 a child bereaved of a parent or usu. both parents. 2 a person bereft of previous protection, advantages, etc. v.tr. bereave (a child) of its parents or a parent. Derivatives: orphanhood n. orphanize v.tr. (also ise).… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 110orphan drug — noun Date: 1981 a drug that is not developed or marketed because its extremely limited use makes it unprofitable …

    New Collegiate Dictionary