orphan
ਅਨਾਥ
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.
example
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.
She grew up an 'orphan' , her parents having been killed in a battle which overtook their hometown.
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.
An adoption official has spoken about the moment when Angelina Jolie adopted an Ethiopian girl made an 'orphan' by AIDS.
he was left an 'orphan' as a small boy
The boy who is an 'orphan' was orphaned when his parents died in short succession in 1992.
This three-month old baby escaped with a fractured wrist, but is now an 'orphan' as both parents were killed.
an 'orphan' girl
The Earl had suggested that David pretend to be an 'orphan' whose parents had been American gentility.
'orphan' chimps
Eight years later he returned to France an 'orphan' , his parents having been deported to Auschwitz by the Vichy authorities.
They've all been abandoned by their mothers because of the drought, or have been left 'orphaned' .
‘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.
There are no reliable figures yet but the quake has probably 'orphaned' thousands of girls who are vulnerable to exploitation.
The estimates in Figure 7 show, for example, that the estimated probability of 'orphanhood' for a twenty-year old child in 1900 was 0.0.37, meaning that slightly fewer than four percent of twenty-year-olds were orphans.
A SEVEN-year-old Yorkshire child left 'orphaned' by a car crash on the Greek island of Corfu has woken from a coma.
The orphanage provides a loving, caring home to 180 'orphans' and children not wanted by their parents.
Among the special schools were those providing secondary education for 'orphans' and girls, which were supervised by the Tsar's mother.
The boy who is an orphan was 'orphaned' when his parents died in short succession in 1992.
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.
But if it appears healthy, the general advice is to observe from afar to see if the animal is truly 'orphaned' or in any danger.
He was born in York, the son of an engineer, only to leave for Australia aged 16, three years after he was 'orphaned' .
Treating patients extends their longevity, improves the quality of their lives, and reduces the number of 'orphans' since parents remain alive.
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.
He said the impact of the virus would peak in about 20 years when more children were 'orphaned' by the virus.
The puppies were born in the Waikato in a litter of six and were 'orphaned' at three weeks old when their mother was sold.
Consider the plight of the millions of 'orphans' left behind when AIDS strikes down their parents and other relatives.
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.
Children are 'orphaned' because of the AIDS pandemic or because they are just abandoned.
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