Definition of orphan Orphan
/ɔˈɹfʌn/ - [orfun] - or•phan
We found 20 definitions of orphan from 7 different sources.
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What does orphan mean?
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NounPlural: orphans |
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| orphan - a child who has lost both parents | ||
| youngster, minor, tiddler, tike, nestling, nipper, small fry, tyke, shaver, fry, child, kid young bird not yet fledged | ||
| orphan - a young animal without a mother | ||
| orphan - the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column | ||
| orphan - someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision | ||
Verb |
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| orphan - deprive of parents | ||
| deprive, divest, strip take away | ||
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Wiktionary 
- orphan (Noun)
A person, especially a minor, both or rarely one of whose parents have died. - orphan (Noun)
A young animal with no mother. - orphan (Noun)
Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon. - orphan (Noun)
A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page. - orphan (Noun)
Any unreferenced object. - orphan (Verb)
To deprive of parents. - orphan (Adjective)
Deprived of parents also. - orphan (Adjective)
Remaining after the removal of some form of support.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- orphan (n.)
A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living. - orphan (a.)
Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent. - orphan (v. t.)
To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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orphan
A person one or both of whose parents have died, especially a minor.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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orphan
or′fan, n. a child bereft of father or mother, or of both.—adj. bereft of parents.—v.t. to bereave of parents.—ns. Or′phanage, the state of being an orphan: a house for orphans; Or′phan-asy′lum; Or′phanhood, Or′phanism; Orphanot′rophy, the supporting of orphans. [Gr. orphanos, akin to L. orbus, bereaved.]
Wikipedia 
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An orphan is a child that has lost his or her parents.
Causes.
Sometimes parents get sick and die while their child or children are still young, and if no close relatives take care of them, if they cannot or will not do so, they are normally raised in an orphanage. When several children, brothers or sisters are left orphaned they are normally split up; one child going to one family or one child going to a foster family while another may stay in the orphanage. This can be a very bad experience for the children who don’t want to be divided.
Sometimes parents may not have jobs or money and abandon their children because they cannot afford to bring them up. The parents may feel that if someone else brings them up they may have a better future in the long run.
Helping the orphans.
In many poor countries orphans are often seen wondering about begging for money and food; many may not be going to school. Not much organised help exists for them in poor countries.
But in richer countries many organisations and institutions help the orphans and work to helping parents when they are sick or very poor so they don't abandon their children. Organisations such as churches and community services assist them.
Orphans in history.
Many characters of books and movies have been orphans, such as Oliver Twist.
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