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orphaned

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Made an orphan by the death of one's parents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disparented, parentless, unparented

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Abandoned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I found an orphaned project, half-completed before its author quit, and decided to finish it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dropped, forsaken, abandoned, derelict, desert, deserted, desolate, discarded, forlorn, high and dry, left behind, orphaned

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of orphan

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

deprived of parents by death or desertion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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