Dictionary

orphan en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɔɹfən/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈɔːfən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɔːɹfənt/ (archaic, dialectal)

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 Armenian որբ (orb, “orphan”), Old High German erbi, arbi (German Erbe (“heir”)), Old English ierfa (“heir”). More at erf.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Deprived of parents (also orphaned).
   • She is an orphan child.
2. (broadly, figuratively, not-comparable) Remaining after the removal of some form of support.
   • With its government funding curtailed, the gun registry became an orphan program.

Forms

Deriveds

orphan acronym · orphan work

Relateds

orphan drug

Translations (12)

ru сиротливый (deprived of parents) · es expósito (deprived of parents) · hi अनाथ (deprived of parents) · es guácharo (deprived of parents) · bg сирашки (deprived of parents) · ota اوكسز (deprived of parents) · mr अनाथ (deprived of parents) · izh armatoin (deprived of parents) · es huérfano (deprived of parents) · es guacho (deprived of parents) · izh armotoin (deprived of parents) · sa अनाथ (deprived of parents)

orphan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɔɹfən/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈɔːfən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɔːɹfənt/ (archaic, dialectal)

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 Armenian որբ (orb, “orphan”), Old High German erbi, arbi (German Erbe (“heir”)), Old English ierfa (“heir”). More at erf.

Meanings

1. A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
   • 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. 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 9, in Crime out of Mind:
2. A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
3. A young animal with no mother.
4. (figuratively) Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.
5. A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.
6. Any unreferenced object.
   • 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. 2003, David D. Riley, The Object of Data Abstraction and Structures Using Java, page 234:

Forms

Antonyms

widow

Deriveds

orphanize · orphanage · orphan medicine · orphanlike · maternal orphan · nonorphan · social orphan · orphan initialism · orphanotrophy · orphan work · orphanet · orphanry · orphaner · war orphan · orphanship · deorphanized · orphany · orphan drug · orphan train · orphan page · orphancy · paper orphan · orphan tears · orphan receptor · orphan house · orphan asylum · half orphan · orphanhood · orphanish · paternal orphan · orphan disease · double orphan · orphan-crushing machine · half-orphan · orphan source · orphanity · orphan star · orphanism · elder orphan · orphandom · orphan John · orphanotrophism · orphanarium

Translations (262)

sq jetime (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · lmo orfen (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · rif ayujir (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · tt ятим (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · gd tàcharan (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sh sirotánče (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · de Halbwaise (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · liv bōr (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ug يېتىم (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · pa ਅਨਾਥ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · id anak piatu (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · jv lola (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · otk 𐰖𐱃𐰀 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · bni etike (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · el πεντάρφανος (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · inh бо (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · xcl որբ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · kmr sêwî (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · os сидзӕр (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · bg сира́к (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sw mfiwa (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ru сирота́ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · et vaeslaps (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · tg ятим (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · cmn 孤兒 /孤儿 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · cs sirota (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ja 孤児 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · fro orfelin (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mba ilo (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · khb ᦂᧄᧈᦘᦱᧉ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · pdt Weis (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · id anak yatim piatu (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ro orfan (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · bn এতিম (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · qu wakcha (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · arz يتيم (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ca òrfena (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · lmo orfena (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · az yetim (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ast güérfanu (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · esu elliraq (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ps مورمړی (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · uz yetim (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · nog етим (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ga tachrán (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · oc orfanèl (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · enm stepbarn (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · pt órfã (single line of type at the bottom of page) · nl weeskind (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · atv ӧскис (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · fur vuarfine (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · scn prujettu (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · izh armotoin (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · taa titwxenh (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sh siròta (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sh сиро̀та̄н (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ang stēopċild (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · da forældreløst barn (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · se oarbbis (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ln etike (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · atv ӧксӱс (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · nv bąąh ádahasdįįdígíí (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mt ltim (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · tg сағир (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · cdo 無奶囝 /无奶囝 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · fi orpo (computing: unreferenced object) · lo ກຳພ້າກຳພອຽ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · yue 孤兒仔 /孤儿仔 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · de Waise (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · gl orfo (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · duo golang (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mn ᠥᠨᠦᠴᠢᠨ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · cjy 孤兒 /孤儿 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · hi अनाथ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · lt našlaitė (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · de Waisenknabe (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ko 고아 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sh сиро̀та (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ce бо (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · tr öksüz (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · yi יתום (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · he יְתוֹמָה (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mg kamboty (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ota یتیم (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · id yatim (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sq jetim (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · tl ulila (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · nan-hbl 孤兒 /孤儿 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · da hittebarn (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ang stēopbearn (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · fr orpheline (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · uk сирота́ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · et orb (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · dng етиму (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sl sirota (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · su yatim piatu (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · oc orfanèla (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · pt órfão (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · de Waisenjunge (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mi pani (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · nl wees (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · es guácharo (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ur اَناتھ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · fr orphelin (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · hy որբ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ar يَتِيمَة (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sv föräldralöst barn (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · de Elternloser (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · pa ਯਤੀਮ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · fur vuarfin (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sh сирота́нче (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · cu ⱄⰻⱃⱁⱅⰰ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · fi orpo (young animal with no mother) · bg сирота́ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · de Elternlose (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ga dílleachta (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mrw ilo (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · yi יתומה (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · gan 孤兒 /孤儿 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ro orfană (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · vo nenpalan (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · kk жетім (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · nl weesjongen (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · yue 孤兒 /孤儿 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · zdj yatima (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ar يَتِيم (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · de Schusterjunge (single line of type at the bottom of page) · uga 𐎊𐎚𐎎 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · el ορφανός (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sq bonjake (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sh siròtica (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ckb ھەتیو (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ps يتيم (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · egy t:f-n:nDs-A1 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · chl 'aminat (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · da fransk horeunge (single line of type at the bottom of page) · la orbus (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · liv joutõmläpš (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · syc ܝܬܡܐ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ba йәтим (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · te అనాధ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · bcl ilo (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ssy xeewo (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · hu árvasor (single line of type at the bottom of page) · eu umezurtz (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · pl sierotka (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · tya ataya (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · gv treoghan (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · tt үксез (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sw yatima (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · tr yetim (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sh siròče (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · lo ກຳພອຽ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · th เด็กกำพร้า (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · gd dìlleachdan (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · hsb syrota (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · es huacho (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · pap wérfano (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sq bonjak (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · eo orfo (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · fi orporivi (single line of type at the bottom of page) · cu сирота (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ht òfelen (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · luy omufubi (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · cs sirotek (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · fi orpo (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ga aindílleachta (uncared-for) (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · is munaðarleysingi (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ml അനാഥ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mk сираче (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ta அனாதை (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ceb ilo (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mt orfni (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · cy amddifad (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · vi trẻ mồ côi (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · scn prujetta (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · cmn 遺孤 /遗孤 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · lt našlaitis (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · nb foreldreløst barn (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · izh armatoin (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · fo foreldraloysingur (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · hsn 孤兒 /孤儿 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · pl sierota (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · pt órfã (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sh сиро̀тица (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · chr ᎤᏓᏂᏯᏛ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ky жетим (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · tk ýetim (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ps پلارمړی (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · hi लावारिस (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · vi cô nhi (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · es huaccho (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mr अनाथ मूल (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · lez етим (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ms anak yatim (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ru сиро́тка (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · nl weesmeisje (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sh siròtān (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sh сѝра̄к (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sce oliechin (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · es expósito (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · alt ӧксӱс (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · io orfano (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · enm stepchild (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · lv bārenis (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · es guacho (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · be сірата́ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ckt ейвэл (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ka ობოლი (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · it orfano (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · aht titahen (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · tli kuhaankée (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sm matuaoti (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · es huérfano (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · gd dìlleachd (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sh сиро̀че (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · es huérfana (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · de Waisenmädchen (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · otk 𐰖𐰃𐱃𐰀 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sw mtoto yatima (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · hu árva (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · twf pènkuʼúna (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · si අනාථ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · dsb syrota (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · nn foreldrelaust barn (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · got 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌰 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sk sirota (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · kmr êtîm (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · sh sìrāk (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · fi orpo (anything unsupported) · lv bārene (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ota اوكسز (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mnc ᡠᠮᡠᡩᡠ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mnc ᡠᠮᡠᡩᡠ ᠵᡠᡳ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · it orfana (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · alt ӧскӱс (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · la orba (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · de Vollwaise (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ba етем (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ur یَتِیم (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · tab йитим (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · cv тӑлӑх (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · itk אוֹרְפֵֿינוֹ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mn өнчин (young animal with no mother) · sa अनाथ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ca orfe (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · ccc wakcha (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · izh orpo (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · gl orfa (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · mn өнчин (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · my မိဘမဲ့ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · egy n-nm-m-H-Xrd-nDs-A1 (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · de Waisenkind (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · hi यतीम (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · lo ອະນາຖາ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · km ក្មេងកំព្រា (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · af weeskind (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · fa یَتیم (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · orv сирота (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · he יָתוֹם (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · lo ກຳພ້າ (person whose (parent or) parents have died) · hil ilo (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

orphan en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈɔɹfən/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈɔːfən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɔːɹfənt/ (archaic, dialectal)

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 Armenian որբ (orb, “orphan”), Old High German erbi, arbi (German Erbe (“heir”)), Old English ierfa (“heir”). More at erf.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive).
   • What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?
2. (transitive) To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.
   • Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree.
   • When you removed that image tag, you orphaned the resized icon.

Forms

Deriveds

orphan off

Translations (6)

de zur Waise machen (deprive of parents) · es enechar (deprive of parents) · el απορφανίζω (deprive of parents) · de verwaisen (deprive of parents) · nv áhádįįh (deprive of parents) · pt orfanar (deprive of parents)