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orphan off

orphan off verb: to treat (a child) as an orphan, such as by sending them into foster care or adopting them out.

Verb

orphan off (third-person singular simple present orphans off, present participle orphaning off, simple past and past participle orphaned off)

  1. (transitive) To treat (a child) as an orphan, such as by sending them into foster care or adopting them out.
    Synonyms:
    orphan
  2. (transitive) To remove all links to (something), leaving it an orphan; to render a technical item (website, function, etc.) useless by removing references that call on it.
    Synonyms:
    orphan

Synonyms of orphan off

Forms of orphan off

third-person singular presentorphans off
present participleorphaning off
past participleorphaned off
pastorphaned off

Questions about orphan off

What does orphan off mean?
Orphan off means to treat (a child) as an orphan, such as by sending them into foster care or adopting them out.
What part of speech is orphan off?
Orphan off is a verb.
What is the past tense of orphan off?
The past tense of orphan off is orphaned off.

Words near orphan off in the dictionary

  1. orphan initialism
  2. orphan initialisms
  3. orphan John
  4. orphan medicine
  5. orphan medicines
  6. orphan off
  7. orphan page
  8. orphan pages
  9. orphan receptor
  10. orphan receptors
  11. orphan source

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