orphan
Part of speech: noun
adj
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: computing
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mathematics
media
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
publishing
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typography
Etymology: Late Middle English, from Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “without parents, fatherless”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos.
 PIE word
 *h₃órbʰos
Cognate with Sanskrit अर्भ (árbha), Latin orbus (“orphaned”), Old High German erbi, arbi (German Erbe (“heir”)), Old English ierfa (“heir”). More at erf.
Inflected forms:
form: orphans
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: orphane
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: orphane
pos: adj
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: orphans
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: orphaning
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: orphaned
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: orphaned
pos: verb
tags: past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: orphan
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: orphan
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: orphaned
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: orphan
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: orphanest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
second-person
singular
form: orphaned
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: orphanedst
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: orphans
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: orphaneth
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
singular
third-person
form: orphaned
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: orphan
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: orphaned
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: orphan
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: orphaned
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: orphan
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: orphaning
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: orphaned
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: orphane
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
pos: noun
examples: Rudolf was the bold, bad Baron of traditional melodrama. Irene was young, as pretty as a picture, fresh from a music academy in England. He was the scion of an ancient noble family; she an orphan without money or friends.
gloss: A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
pos: noun
gloss: A young animal with no mother.
pos: noun
gloss: Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
gloss: A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.
pos: noun
gloss: Any unreferenced object.
pos: noun
examples: An orphan isn't harmful in a language that has garbage collection, such as Java. However, reducing the number of orphans can be expected to improve code performance.
gloss: Deprived of parents (also orphaned).
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: She is an orphan child.
gloss: Remaining after the removal of some form of support.
pos: adj
tags: broadly
figuratively
not-comparable
examples: With its government funding curtailed, the gun registry became an orphan program.
gloss: To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?
gloss: To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: When you removed that image tag, you orphaned the resized icon.
Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree.
Related words: orphan drug
Derived words: deorphanized
double orphan
elder orphan
half orphan
half-orphan
maternal orphan
nonorphan
orphanage
orphanarium
orphan asylum
orphan-crushing machine
orphancy
orphan disease
orphandom
orphan drug
orphaner
orphanet
orphanhood
orphan house
orphan initialism
orphanish
orphanism
orphanity
orphanize
orphan John
orphanlike
orphan medicine
orphanotrophism
orphanotrophy
orphan page
orphan receptor
orphanry
orphanship
orphan source
orphan star
orphan tears
orphan train
orphany
paper orphan
paternal orphan
social orphan
war orphan
orphan work
orphan acronym
orphan off
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: weeskind
lang: Dupaningan Agta
word: golang
lang: Ahtna
word: titahen
lang: Albanian
word: jetim
lang: Albanian
word: jetime
lang: Albanian
word: bonjak
lang: Albanian
word: bonjake
lang: Northern Altai
word: ӧскис
roman: öskis
lang: Northern Altai
word: ӧксӱс
roman: öksüs
lang: Southern Altai
word: ӧскӱс
roman: ösküs
lang: Southern Altai
word: ӧксӱс
roman: öksüs
lang: Arabic
word: يَتِيم
roman: yatīm
lang: Arabic
word: يَتِيمَة
roman: yatīma
lang: Arabic
word: يتيم
roman: yatīm
lang: Aramaic
word: ܝܬܡܐ
roman: yaṯmāʾ
lang: Armenian
word: որբ
roman: orb
lang: Old Armenian
word: որբ
roman: orb
lang: Asturian
word: güérfanu
lang: Azerbaijani
word: yetim
lang: Bangi
word: etike
lang: Bashkir
word: етем
roman: yetem
lang: Bashkir
word: йәтим
roman: yətim
lang: Basque
word: umezurtz
lang: Belarusian
word: сірата́
roman: siratá
lang: Bengali
word: এতিম
roman: etim
lang: Central Bikol
word: ilo
lang: Bulgarian
word: сира́к
roman: sirák
lang: Bulgarian
word: сирота́
roman: sirotá
lang: Burmese
word: မိဘမဲ့
roman: mi.bha.mai.
lang: Cahuilla
word: 'aminat
lang: Catalan
word: orfe
lang: Catalan
word: òrfena
lang: Cebuano
word: ilo
lang: Chamicuro
word: wakcha
lang: Chechen
word: бо
roman: bo
lang: Cherokee
word: ᎤᏓᏂᏯᏛ
roman: udaniyadv
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 孤兒 /孤儿
roman: gu¹ ji⁴
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 孤兒仔 /孤儿仔
roman: gu¹ ji⁴ zai²
lang: Chinese
word: етиму
roman: i͡ətimu
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 無奶囝 /无奶囝
roman: mò̤-nā̤-giāng
lang: Gan Chinese
word: 孤兒 /孤儿
roman: gu¹ eo⁴
lang: Chinese
word: 孤兒 /孤儿
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Jin Chinese
word: 孤兒 /孤儿
roman: gu¹ er¹
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 孤兒 /孤儿
roman: gū'ér
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 遺孤 /遗孤
roman: yígū
lang: Xiang Chinese
word: 孤兒 /孤儿
roman: gu¹ e²
lang: Chukchi
word: ейвэл
roman: jejwel
lang: Chuvash
word: тӑлӑх
roman: tălăh
lang: Ngazidja Comorian
word: yatima
lang: Czech
word: sirotek
lang: Czech
word: sirota
lang: Danish
word: forældreløst barn
lang: Danish
word: hittebarn
lang: Dongxiang
word: oliechin
lang: Dutch
word: wees
lang: Dutch
word: weeskind
lang: Dutch
word: weesjongen
lang: Dutch
word: weesmeisje
lang: Egyptian
word: t:f-n:nDs-A1
roman: tfn
lang: Egyptian
word: n-nm-m-H-Xrd-nDs-A1
roman: nmḥ
lang: Esperanto
word: orfo
lang: Estonian
word: orb
lang: Estonian
word: vaeslaps
lang: Faroese
word: foreldraloysingur
lang: Finnish
word: orpo
lang: French
word: orphelin
lang: French
word: orpheline
lang: Old French
word: orfelin
lang: Friulian
word: vuarfin
lang: Friulian
word: vuarfine
lang: Galician
word: orfo
lang: Galician
word: orfa
lang: Georgian
word: ობოლი
roman: oboli
lang: German
word: Waise
lang: German
word: Vollwaise
lang: German
word: Halbwaise
lang: German
word: Waisenkind
lang: German
word: Waisenknabe
lang: German
word: Waisenjunge
lang: German
word: Waisenmädchen
lang: German
word: Elternloser
lang: German
word: Elternlose
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌰
roman: widuwairna
lang: Greek
word: ορφανός
roman: orfanós
lang: Greek
word: πεντάρφανος
roman: pentárfanos
lang: Haitian Creole
word: òfelen
lang: Hebrew
word: יָתוֹם
roman: yatóm
lang: Hebrew
word: יְתוֹמָה
roman: yetomá
lang: Higaonon
word: ilo
lang: Hiligaynon
word: ilo
lang: Hindi
word: अनाथ
roman: anāth
lang: Hindi
word: यतीम
roman: yatīm
lang: Hindi
word: लावारिस
roman: lāvāris
lang: Hungarian
word: árva
lang: Icelandic
word: munaðarleysingi
lang: Ido
word: orfano
lang: Indonesian
word: yatim
lang: Indonesian
word: anak piatu
lang: Indonesian
word: anak yatim piatu
lang: Ingrian
word: armatoin
lang: Ingrian
word: armotoin
lang: Ingrian
word: orpo
lang: Ingush
word: бо
roman: bo
lang: Irish
word: dílleachta
lang: Irish
word: tachrán
lang: Irish
word: aindílleachta (uncared-for)
lang: Italian
word: orfano
lang: Italian
word: orfana
lang: Japanese
word: 孤児
roman: koji
lang: Javanese
word: lola
lang: Judeo-Italian
word: אוֹרְפֵֿינוֹ
lang: Kazakh
word: жетім
roman: jetım
lang: Khmer
word: ក្មេងកំព្រា
roman: kmeeng kɑmpriə
lang: Korean
word: 고아
roman: goa
lang: Central Kurdish
word: ھەتیو
roman: hetîw
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: sêwî
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: êtîm
lang: Kyrgyz
word: жетим
roman: jetim
lang: Lao
word: ກຳພອຽ
roman: kamp ʼīa
lang: Lao
word: ກຳພ້າກຳພອຽ
roman: kam phā kamp ʼīa
lang: Lao
word: ກຳພ້າ
roman: kam phā
lang: Lao
word: ອະນາຖາ
roman: ʼa nā thā
lang: Latin
word: orbus
lang: Latin
word: orba
lang: Latvian
word: bārenis
lang: Latvian
word: bārene
lang: Lezgi
word: етим
roman: etim
lang: Lingala
word: etike
lang: Lithuanian
word: našlaitis
lang: Lithuanian
word: našlaitė
lang: Livonian
word: joutõmläpš
lang: Livonian
word: bōr
lang: Lombard
word: orfen
lang: Lombard
word: orfena
lang: Lower Tanana
word: titwxenh
lang: Lü
word: ᦂᧄᧈᦘᦱᧉ
roman: k̇am¹phaa²
lang: Luhya
word: omufubi
lang: Macedonian
word: сираче
roman: sirače
lang: Malagasy
word: kamboty
lang: Malay
word: anak yatim
lang: Malayalam
word: അനാഥ
roman: anātha
lang: Maltese
word: orfni
lang: Maltese
word: ltim
lang: Manchu
word: ᡠᠮᡠᡩᡠ
roman: umudu
lang: Manchu
word: ᡠᠮᡠᡩᡠ ᠵᡠᡳ
roman: umudu jui
lang: Manx
word: treoghan
lang: Māori
word: pani
lang: Maranao
word: ilo
lang: Marathi
word: अनाथ मूल
roman: anāth mūl
lang: Middle English
word: stepchild
lang: Middle English
word: stepbarn
lang: Mongolian
word: өнчин
roman: önčin
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠥᠨᠦᠴᠢᠨ
roman: önüčin
lang: Navajo
word: bąąh ádahasdįįdígíí
lang: Nogai
word: етим
roman: yetim
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: foreldreløst barn
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: foreldrelaust barn
lang: Occitan
word: orfanèl
lang: Occitan
word: orfanèla
lang: Church Slavic
word: сирота
roman: sirota
lang: Church Slavic
word: ⱄⰻⱃⱁⱅⰰ
roman: sirota
lang: Old East Slavic
word: сирота
roman: sirota
lang: Old English
word: stēopċild
lang: Old English
word: stēopbearn
lang: Old Turkic
word: 𐰖𐰃𐱃𐰀
roman: y¹it¹a
lang: Old Turkic
word: 𐰖𐱃𐰀
roman: y¹t¹a
lang: Ossetian
word: сидзӕр
roman: siʒær
lang: Papiamentu
word: wérfano
lang: Pashto
word: يتيم
roman: yatim
lang: Pashto
word: پلارمړی
roman: plārmǝṛay
lang: Pashto
word: مورمړی
roman: mormǝṛay
lang: Persian
word: یَتیم
roman: yatim
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Weis
lang: Polish
word: sierota
lang: Polish
word: sierotka
lang: Portuguese
word: órfão
lang: Portuguese
word: órfã
lang: Punjabi
word: ਅਨਾਥ
roman: anāth
lang: Punjabi
word: ਯਤੀਮ
roman: yatīm
lang: Quechua
word: wakcha
lang: Romanian
word: orfan
lang: Romanian
word: orfană
lang: Russian
word: сирота́
roman: sirotá
lang: Russian
word: сиро́тка
roman: sirótka
lang: Saho
word: xeewo
lang: Northern Sami
word: oarbbis
lang: Samoan
word: matuaoti
lang: Sanskrit
word: अनाथ
roman: ánāthá
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: dìlleachd
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: dìlleachdan
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: tàcharan
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: сиро̀че
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: сиро̀та̄н
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: сиро̀та
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: сѝра̄к
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: сирота́нче
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: сиро̀тица
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: siròče
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: siròtān
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: siròta
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: sìrāk
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: sirotánče
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: siròtica
lang: Sicilian
word: prujettu
lang: Sicilian
word: prujetta
lang: Sinhalese
word: අනාථ
roman: anātha
lang: Slovak
word: sirota
lang: Slovene
word: sirota
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: syrota
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: syrota
lang: Spanish
word: huérfano
lang: Spanish
word: huérfana
lang: Spanish
word: huacho
lang: Spanish
word: huaccho
lang: Spanish
word: guacho
lang: Spanish
word: guácharo
lang: Spanish
word: expósito
lang: Sundanese
word: yatim piatu
lang: Swahili
word: mfiwa
lang: Swahili
word: yatima
lang: Swahili
word: mtoto yatima
lang: Swedish
word: föräldralöst barn
lang: Tabasaran
word: йитим
roman: jitim
lang: Tagalog
word: ulila
lang: Tajik
word: ятим
roman: yatim
lang: Tajik
word: сағир
roman: saġir
lang: Tamil
word: அனாதை
roman: aṉātai
lang: Taos
word: pènkuʼúna
lang: Tarifit
word: ayujir
lang: Tatar
word: ятим
roman: yätim
lang: Tatar
word: үксез
roman: üksez
lang: Tauya
word: ataya
lang: Telugu
word: అనాధ
roman: anādha
lang: Thai
word: เด็กกำพร้า
roman: dèk gam-práa
lang: Tlingit
word: kuhaankée
lang: Turkish
word: yetim
lang: Turkish
word: öksüz
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: اوكسز
roman: öksüz
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: یتیم
roman: yetim
lang: Turkmen
word: ýetim
lang: Ugaritic
word: 𐎊𐎚𐎎
roman: ytm
lang: Ukrainian
word: сирота́
roman: syrotá
lang: Urdu
word: یَتِیم
roman: yatīm
lang: Urdu
word: اَناتھ
roman: anāth
lang: Uyghur
word: يېتىم
roman: yëtim
lang: Uzbek
word: yetim
lang: Vietnamese
word: trẻ mồ côi
lang: Vietnamese
word: cô nhi
lang: Volapük
word: nenpalan
lang: Welsh
word: amddifad
lang: Yiddish
word: יתום
roman: yosem
lang: Yiddish
word: יתומה
roman: yesoyme
lang: Yup'ik
word: elliraq