orphan
孤儿
definition
verb
John was orphaned at 12
make (a person or animal) an orphan.
noun
She grew up an orphan , her parents having been killed in a battle which overtook their hometown.
a child whose parents are dead.
the first line of a paragraph set as the last line of a page or column, considered undesirable.
translation of 'orphan'
noun
孤儿
example
The Earl had suggested that David pretend to be an 'orphan' whose parents had been American gentility.
This three-month old baby escaped with a fractured wrist, but is now an 'orphan' as both parents were killed.
Eight years later he returned to France an 'orphan' , his parents having been deported to Auschwitz by the Vichy authorities.
She grew up an 'orphan' , her parents having been killed in a battle which overtook their hometown.
an 'orphan' girl
An adoption official has spoken about the moment when Angelina Jolie adopted an Ethiopian girl made an 'orphan' by AIDS.
The boy who is an 'orphan' was orphaned when his parents died in short succession in 1992.
he was left an 'orphan' as a small boy
The little girl is an 'orphan' who lost her parents to AIDS.
In a magic mirror which reflects one's innermost desires, the young 'orphan' glimpses his dead parents - and his loneliness and longing is palpable.
They chose to adopt an 'orphan' - a baby girl from Russia named Brandy - and their visits to Russian orphanages moved them to explore what they could to help other abandoned children.
'orphan' chimps
They've all been abandoned by their mothers because of the drought, or have been left 'orphaned' .
Ill health can also be an important cause of poverty through loss of income, catastrophic health expenses, and 'orphanhood' .
A SEVEN-year-old Yorkshire child left 'orphaned' by a car crash on the Greek island of Corfu has woken from a coma.
‘We want to go home; please help us so that we are not cut up into pieces because then you would bear the guilt of 'orphaning' our children,’ said one of the hostages, speaking in an Egyptian accent.
The boy who is an orphan was 'orphaned' when his parents died in short succession in 1992.
The puppies were born in the Waikato in a litter of six and were 'orphaned' at three weeks old when their mother was sold.
Poor, then exploited in their poverty, these women when captured and convicted have been subjected to severe sentences perpetuating their position of disadvantage while effectively 'orphaning' their young children for a period of time.
In some wars, family reunion is an urgent priority: through the use of tracing schemes the mass 'orphanhood' in Mozambique has been largely absorbed by extended families and members of former communities or tribal groups.
Consider the plight of the millions of 'orphans' left behind when AIDS strikes down their parents and other relatives.
He said the impact of the virus would peak in about 20 years when more children were 'orphaned' by the virus.
Strengthening this regime is essential to the well-being of 'orphans' and to the parents who would receive them.
There are no reliable figures yet but the quake has probably 'orphaned' thousands of girls who are vulnerable to exploitation.
When the huge waves struck, children were 'orphaned' , homes were destroyed, businesses lost.
Another male swan had its left foot hacked off, and last weekend, two cygnets were found 'orphaned' near Furze Hill.
Harpt has now set up a school for 'orphans' and destitute children.
They paid their poignant tributes as two teenage brothers were comforting each other after being 'orphaned' in the tragedy.
Actually, education opportunity was given to all Tibetan refugee children, but TCV accepted only 'orphans' and my parents were reluctant to send me to a far away place.
His father finally succumbed to alcoholism, 'orphaning' the son with whom he had travelled the world.
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