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Definition of "orphaned" []

  • Abandoned (adjective)
  • Simple past tense and past participle of orphan. (verb)

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Use "orphaned" in a sentence
  • "Stroppy Author on How orphaned is an orphaned work?"
  • "“Are you not the man they called Kingmaker, who took in orphaned princes and raised them to claim —”"
  • "Godofredo Arauzo of the blog Perú y Medio Ambiente [es] (Peru and the Environment) commented in 2007 about the petition to take precautionary measures in the region: “Our country's environment is more neglected and abandoned than a child orphaned from a father, mother and family.”"