nounπShareA person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died."After the tragic car accident, the young girl became an orphan and went to live with her grandparents. "familypersonhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them."The orphan applied for a scholarship, hoping it would help him pay for school. "familypersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA young animal with no mother."The farmer found a tiny orphan kitten shivering in the barn. "animalfamilynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAnything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon."After the company closed, the old software became an orphan, left without updates or support. "familyhumansocietystateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page."The new paragraph began with an orphan, sitting at the bottom of the page. "computingwritingtypestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny unreferenced object."The variable "age" in the computer program was an orphan; it had no value assigned to it. "computingtechnologyitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)"What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?"familyhumansocietysufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to."Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree."computingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareDeprived of parents (also orphaned)."She is an orphan child."familypersonhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(by extension) Remaining after the removal of some form of support."With its government funding curtailed, the gun registry became an orphan program."familysituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
