(orphan)
11orphan — {{11}}orphan (n.) c.1300, from L.L. orphanus parentless child (Cf. O.Fr. orfeno, It. orfano), from Gk. orphanos orphaned, lit. deprived, from orphos bereft, from PIE *orbho bereft of father, also deprived of free status, from root *orbh to change …
12orphan — I UK [ˈɔː(r)f(ə)n] / US [ˈɔrfən] noun [countable] Word forms orphan : singular orphan plural orphans a child whose parents have died II UK [ˈɔː(r)f(ə)n] / US [ˈɔrfən] verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms orphan : present tense… …
13orphan — orphanhood, n. /awr feuhn/, n. 1. a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent. 2. a young animal that has been deserted by or has lost its mother. 3. a person or thing that is without protective affiliation,… …
14orphan — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ poor ▪ a poor little orphan ▪ war ▪ AIDS VERB + ORPHAN …
15orphan — n. 1) to be left an orphan 2) a war orphan * * * [ ɔːf(ə)n] a war orphan to be left an orphan …
16orphan — or|phan1 [ˈo:fən US ˈo:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: orphanus, from Greek orphanos] a child whose parents are both dead ▪ The war has left thousands of children as orphans. orphan girl/boy/child ▪ a poor little orphan girl orphan… …
17orphan — 1. noun a) A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. b) A young animal with no mother. 2. adjective a) …
18orphan — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)fən[/t]] orphans, orphaned 1) N COUNT An orphan is a child whose parents are dead. I m an orphan and pretty much grew up on my own. ...a young orphan girl brought up by peasants... 2) V PASSIVE: no cont If a child is orphaned, their… …
19orphan — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin orphanus, from Greek orphanos; akin to Old High German erbi inheritance, Latin orbus orphaned Date: 15th century 1. a child deprived by death of one or usually both parents 2. a young animal that …
20orphan — or|phan1 [ ɔrfən ] noun count a child whose parents have died orphan or|phan 2 [ ɔrfən ] verb transitive usually passive to make a child an orphan: children who have been orphaned by the AIDS epidemic …
