orphan

English Thesaurus

1. a young animal without a mother (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	offspring, young,
definition	:	any immature animal (noun.animal)

2. the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	line,
definition	:	text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen (noun.communication)

3. a child who has lost both parents (noun.person)

hypernym	:	child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster,
definition	:	a young person of either sex (noun.person)

4. someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

5. deprive of parents (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	deprive, divest, strip,
definition	:	take away possessions from someone (verb.possession)

6. a child who has lost both parents (noun.person)

derivation	:	orphan,
definition	:	deprive of parents (verb.possession)

7. deprive of parents (verb.possession)

derivation	:	orphanage, orphans' asylum,
definition	:	a public institution for the care of orphans (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	orphan,
definition	:	a child who has lost both parents (noun.person)

derivation	:	orphanage, orphanhood,
definition	:	the condition of being a child without living parents (noun.state)

8. a child who has lost both parents (noun.person)

derivation	:	orphan,
definition	:	deprive of parents (verb.possession)

9. deprive of parents (verb.possession)

derivation	:	orphanage, orphans' asylum,
definition	:	a public institution for the care of orphans (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	orphan,
definition	:	a child who has lost both parents (noun.person)

derivation	:	orphanage, orphanhood,
definition	:	the condition of being a child without living parents (noun.state)