orphan
noun
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
have orphaned
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present perfectof orphan.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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These changes have orphaned a very large class of voters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2016
“Landowners would like their land to be brought back to a productive status and have orphaned wells cleaned up.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2013
"All fields," Dee writes, "tell of how we have orphaned ourselves from the world."
From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2013
