Definition of "orphaning" [orphaning]

• Present participle of orphan. (verb)

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• "The common thread throughout the story is that of the graveyard denizens protecting Bod from the man responsible for orphaning him, and Bod seeking explanations and revenge, as well as acceptance in normal human society after growing up among ghosts and ghouls."
• "Michael Jackson was also a source of unending tabloid delight until his sleeping pills closed his eyes forever, orphaning three children and leaving us to wonder to whom we could now turn for further water cooler delight."
• "I know about the flu pandemic of 1918-1919 for one reason: Both of my fraternal grandparents died of it in Chicago, orphaning their four young children."