orphan
noun[C]
uk/ˈɔː.fən/us/ˈɔːr.fən/C2
achildwhoseparentsaredead:
孤儿Thecivilwaris making orphans of manychildren.内战正在使许多孩子成为孤儿。
a child who has no parents
- orphanShe's an orphan adopted by a wealthy New York family.
- orphanedShe finds herself caring for an orphaned child.
- motherlessShe died at 39 and left four small children motherless.
- fatherlessThe raid created 85 widows and 250 fatherless children.
Parents & children
- babyhood
- babymoon
- bastard
- brat
- child abuse
- fraternal twin
- guardianship
- identical twin
- illegitimacy
- parent
- parentage
- parental
- parenthood
- step-parent
- the generation gap
- the patter(ing) of tiny feetidiom
- triplet
- tug of love
- twin
- without issueidiom
orphan
verb[Tusually passive]
uk/ˈɔː.fən/us/ˈɔːr.fən/to make someone an orphan:
使成为孤儿He was orphanedasababy(= hisparentsdiedwhen he was ababy).他尚在襁褓中时就成了孤儿。
Thechildrenwere orphaned by thewar(=theirparentswerekilledin thewar).战争使这些孩子成为孤儿。
Parenting & caring for children
- adopt
- adoptable
- adopted
- adoptee
- adoption
- caretaking
- child-rearing
- childless
- childlessness
- childmind
- lawnmower parent
- looked-after
- mothering
- nanny
- non-custodial
- swaddle
- unadoptable
- unadopted
- upbringing
- visitation