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Vocabulary Entry
orphaned
|adjective • verb
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A
adjective
Describing someone or something that has lost their parents.
Example Sentences
"The orphaned child was taken in by a loving family."
"She felt a deep sense of compassion for the orphaned animals in the shelter."
"The orphaned books on the shelf seemed to tell silent stories of their past."
V
verb
The past tense of 'orphan', meaning to make someone an orphan or to leave someone without parental care.
Example Sentences
"The war orphaned many children in the village."
"The storm orphaned a number of pets, leaving them to fend for themselves."
"He worked to help programs that would aid those who had been orphaned by disasters."