Meaning Of The Word Orphan

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orphan
countable noun: An orphan is a child whose parents are dead.

orphan in American English
adjective: bereft of parents
noun: a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent
transitive verb: to deprive of parents or a parent through death

orphan in British English
noun: a child, one or (more commonly) both of whose parents are dead
verb: to deprive of one or both parents

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