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ORPHANED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orphaned mean?
• ORPHANED (adjective)
The adjective ORPHANED has 1 sense:
1. deprived of parents by death or desertion
Familiarity information: ORPHANED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deprived of parents by death or desertion
Similar:
parentless; unparented (having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates)
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