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Definition of orphan verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

orphan

verb

NAmE//ˈɔrfən//

[usually passive] orphan somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they orphan

he / she / it orphans

past simple orphaned

-ing form orphaning

to make a child an orphan She was orphaned in the war.

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