[ˈɔːfn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a child or young animal whose parents are dead
(e.g: he was left an orphan as a small boy)

- the first line of a paragraph set as the last line of a page or column, considered undesirable


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek orphanos ‘bereaved’

[ˈɔːfn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (a child or young animal) an orphan
(e.g: John was orphaned at 12)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek orphanos ‘bereaved’