Synonyms for ORPHAN
ˈɔr fənor·phan

Princeton's WordNet

1. orphannoun

   a child who has lost both parents

2. orphannoun

   someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision

3. orphannoun

   the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column

4. orphanverb

   a young animal without a mother

5. orphanverb

   deprive of parents

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1. • Child
   • Deprive
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1. List of paraphrases for "orphan":

   orphans, orphaned, orphanhood, anonymous, foundling, orphaning

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How to use ORPHAN in a sentence?

1. Saturday KCNA:

   (The graduates of orphan schools) volunteered to work in major worksites for socialist construction out of their will to glorify their youth in the struggle for the prosperity of the country, they finished their school courses under the warm care of the mother Party.

2. Ivan Crnkovic-Pavenka:

   We wanted to offer an alternative to killing orphan bear cubs that got attached to human civilization.

3. Johnny Chaillot-Louganis:

   We felt like orphans and then Johnny was an orphan from his city and his job.

4. Steve Brozak:

   When Liisa Bayko have large pharmaceutical companies that aren't already in the orphan sector paying large premiums, it enters into really risky territory, it's going to be problematic for companies and investors that don't understand all the processes of manufacturing, development and patient advocacy.

5. Kathie Lee Gifford:

   Here's the bad news — I'm Kathie Lee Gifford, an orphan, and an empty-nester.