noun Download 🔗Share A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. Examples : "After the tragic accident, the two young siblings became orphans and went to live with their aunt. " family human person society age Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them. Examples : "The school's social worker helped the orphans find foster families. " family person human society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A young animal with no mother. Examples : "The wildlife rescue center cares for many orphans, including baby squirrels and birds whose mothers have died. " animal family nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon. Examples : "After the company went bankrupt, many old software programs became orphans, lacking updates and support. " family human society aid suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page. Examples : "The editor removed the orphans by adjusting the spacing on the final page, so no lonely lines started new paragraphs at the bottom. " language writing grammar type Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any unreferenced object. Examples : "After refactoring the code, the automated garbage collector identified several orphans – objects that were no longer being used by any active part of the system. " computing technology internet Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive) Examples : "What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?" family human society suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to. Examples : "Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree." computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
