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The correct spelling is orphan.
How to pronounce orphan
/ˈɔːfən/
nounIPA: /ˈɔːfən/
Say it like: Orf-an
The correct spelling is orphan. A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. For example: "What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?"
Usage Examples
“What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?”
“Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree.”
“She is an orphan child.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
- 2.A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
- 3.A young animal with no mother.
- 4.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.
verb
- 1.To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)
- 2.To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.
adjective
- 1.Deprived of parents (also orphaned).
- 2.(by extension) Remaining after the removal of some form of support.
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