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 Englishorphanother
=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.