All orphan synonyms
or·phan
O o noun orphan
- child — A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.
- baby — A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
- boy — A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
- girl — a female child, from birth to full growth.
- waif — a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
- foundling — an infant or small child found abandoned; a child without a known parent or guardian.
- urchin — a mischievous boy.
- ragamuffin — a ragged, disreputable person; tatterdemalion.
- stray — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
verb orphan
- bereave — to deprive (of) something or someone valued, esp through death
- leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.