orphan

Definition

• n. a child who has lost both parents
• n. someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
• n. the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
• n. a young animal without a mother

Word forms

Present participle

orphaning

Past tense

orphaned

Third person singular

orphans

Past participle

orphaned

Example sentences

1. n.

   The orphan lived in a small village and dreamed of a better life.

2. a.

   She volunteers at a shelter for orphan children every weekend.

3. vt.

   The war orphaned many children, leaving them without families.

4. n.

   In mathematics, an orphan is a section of a curve that exists alone.