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orphaned

orphaned adjective: made an orphan by the death of one's parents. Also the simple past and past participle of orphan.

Adjective

orphaned (comparative more orphaned, superlative most orphaned)

  1. Made an orphan by the death of one's parents.
  2. Abandoned.
    • I found an orphaned project, half-completed before its author quit, and decided to finish it.

Also used as

orphaned is also the simple past and past participle of orphan.

Synonyms of orphaned

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Forms of orphaned

comparativemore orphaned
superlativemost orphaned

Words formed from orphaned

Phrases with orphaned

Questions about orphaned

What does orphaned mean?
Orphaned means made an orphan by the death of one's parents.
What part of speech is orphaned?
Orphaned is an adjective.

Words near orphaned in the dictionary

  1. orphanariums
  2. orphancy
  3. orphandom
  4. orphandoms
  5. orphane
  6. orphaned
  7. orphaned house
  8. orphaned negative
  9. orphaned negatives
  10. orphaned off
  11. orphaned tsunami

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