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'orphan' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'orphan' with 7 example sentences.


orphan noun

: a child who has lost both parents

: someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision

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

: a young animal without a mother

orphan verb

: deprive of parents


  • A child whose parents are dead is called an orphan.
  • Ninety-five percent of orphans are older than 5 years old.
  • Have you ever dedicated a song to the orphans?
  • After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.
  • The orphan children were told to behave themselves.
  • Being an orphan, my father had to start earning money at ten.
  • He is a war orphan.
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