orphan

orphan is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, adjective, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.
2. adjective. Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.
3. transitive verb. To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.
4. noun. a young animal without a mother
5. noun. the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
6. noun. a child who has lost both parents
7. noun. someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
8. verb. deprive of parents

Common word forms

orphans, orphaned, orphaning, orphanize

Words from these letters

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