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orphaned Definition and Meaning in English (orphaned definition)

adjective
Synonyms:parentlessbereft of parents
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Orphaned definition: Describing a child or young animal who has lost both parents due to death or abandonment.

Definitions of Orphaned

  1. 1adjective

    Describing a child or young animal who has lost both parents due to death or abandonment.

  2. 2verb

    To be deprived of parents, often used in the context of a child or young animal.

Example Sentences

casual

“The orphaned cub struggled to survive in the wild.”

formal

“Many children were orphaned by the war.”

Synonyms

parentlessbereft of parents

Antonyms

parentedfamilied

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveorphan
present participleorphaning
nounorphan
pluralorphans

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Orphaned definition: Describing a child or young animal who has lost both parents due to death or abandonment.
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'Orphaned' translates to 'orphaned' in English. Orphaned definition: Describing a child or young animal who has lost both parents due to death or abandonment.
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