ALL meanings of orphaned
or·phan
O o - noun orphaned a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent. 1
- noun orphaned Abandoned. 1
- noun orphaned a young animal that has been deserted by or has lost its mother. 1
- noun orphaned a person or thing that is without protective affiliation, sponsorship, etc.: The committee is an orphan of the previous administration. 1
- noun orphaned Printing. (especially in word processing) the first line of a paragraph when it appears alone at the bottom of a page. widow (def 3b). 1
- adjective orphaned bereft of parents. 1
- adjective orphaned of or for orphans: an orphan home. 1
- adjective orphaned not authorized, supported, or funded; not part of a system; isolated; abandoned: an orphan research project. 1
- adjective orphaned lacking a commercial sponsor, an employer, etc.: orphan workers. 1
- verb with object orphaned to deprive of parents or a parent through death: He was orphaned at the age of four. 1
- verb with object orphaned Informal. to deprive of commercial sponsorship, an employer, etc.: The recession has orphaned many experienced workers. 1