Orphan (Verb)
Meaning
Deprive of parents.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The war orphaned many children, leaving them without a family or a home.
- A devastating earthquake can orphan hundreds of kids in a matter of seconds.
- Many animals are orphaned when their mothers are killed by vehicles on highways.
- The civil war orphaned millions of children, who had to fend for themselves.
- Disease can orphan children by taking the lives of their parents prematurely.