orphan
verb/ˈɔːfn/
/ˈɔːrfn/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they orphan | /ˈɔːfn/ /ˈɔːrfn/ |
| he / she / it orphans | /ˈɔːfnz/ /ˈɔːrfnz/ |
| past simple orphaned | /ˈɔːfnd/ /ˈɔːrfnd/ |
| past participle orphaned | /ˈɔːfnd/ /ˈɔːrfnd/ |
| -ing form orphaning | /ˈɔːfnɪŋ/ /ˈɔːrfnɪŋ/ |
- orphan somebody to make a child an orphan
- She was orphaned in the war.
Word Originlate Middle English: via late Latin from Greek orphanos ‘bereaved’.
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