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Orphan
01
wees, weeskind
a child whose parents have died
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She was determined to adopt an orphan and give them a loving home and family.
Ze was vastbesloten om een wees te adopteren en hen een liefdevol thuis en gezin te geven.
02
a young animal that has lost its mother
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Volunteers raised several orphan lambs on the farm.
03
the first line of a paragraph left alone at the bottom of a page or column
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The designer fixed the orphan at the end of the chapter.
04
a person or thing that is without care, guidance, or support
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Without mentors, the young researchers were orphans in their field.
to orphan
01
to cause a child or young animal to lose one or both parents
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The novel tells how tragedy orphaned the protagonist.
Lexicale Boom
orphanage
orphanhood
orphan
