orphan

🇬🇧 UK/'ɒ:fәn/🇺🇸 US
A2

Definitions

n.

A child whose parents have died or permanently abandoned them; any person or thing lacking support.

孤儿;缺乏支持的人或事物

v.

To cause someone to become an orphan; to deprive of parents or support.

使成为孤儿;使失去支持

adj.

Deprived of parents or support; lacking a parent organization or connection.

孤儿的;无依靠的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
orphanother
=orphan

Common Collocations

  • 1.orphan child孤儿
  • 2.orphan asylum孤儿院

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The orphan was raised by a loving family who took her in as their own.

  • 2.

    The orphaned animals were cared for in the wildlife sanctuary.

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