Orphan (Noun)
Meaning 2
Someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
The first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 4
A child who has lost both parents.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The young orphan was taken in by her grandparents after her parents' tragic accident.
- She grew up in an orphanage with many other children who had lost their families.
- The villagers raised money to help the orphan pay for her education.
- As an orphan, he had to rely on the kindness of strangers to get by.
- The charity worked tirelessly to provide food and shelter to the many orphans left homeless by the war.