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Meanings of orphan in English
Synonyms
Examples for "orphaned"
Examples for "orphaned"
1
Already millions of children in sub-Saharan Africa have been orphaned by AIDS.
2
Ms Michelle Williamson was orphaned in the Shankill bomb six years ago.
3
Srna's father was orphaned as a child in the second world war.
4
It is estimated more than 3500 children have been orphaned, she said.
5
Family, ties of blood-they were things the orphaned half-elf wouldn't know about.
Usage of orphan in English
1
Domestic violence is rising, always an orphan in the fight for attention.
2
Aims: GPR61 is an orphan G protein-coupled receptor whose function remains unknown.
3
Hélène is an orphan, because the Wizard fixed her parents last year.
4
The widow and the orphan invest their little fortunes in our hands.
5
Sir, -As a former orphan I welcome the children's rights referendum.
6
He would feel like the despoiler of the widow and the orphan.
7
And now the orphan stood trembling outside the door of the saloon.
8
He told about loneliness and heartsickness and misery in the orphan asylum.
9
The widow and the orphan were permitted to glean after the harvesters.
10
The orphan was silent, but the lady of the house replied promptly:
11
He was an orphan, bounced around from foster home to foster home.
12
Not less helpless were the orphan children of Mr. and Mrs. Graves.
13
I too am an orphan; I speak of what I can appreciate.
14
The orphan asylum had been burned and with it all the records.
15
There were some orphan children in the town bound out for servants.
16
It follows the fortunes of a young Irish orphan boy named Mick.
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Translations for orphan
Spanish
Orphan through the time
Orphan across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common