orphan (48 synonym found)

Orphan has 48 synonyms. The top synonyms for orphan are youngster, young, widower, widow, wastrel, waifs and strays, waif, tyke and 40 more. Another word for orphan is youngster. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for orphan?

A common synonym for orphan is youngster. Other synonyms include young, widower, widow, wastrel.

How many synonyms does orphan have?

Orphan has 48 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does orphan mean?

(n): a person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died; a child without living parents (adj): Deprived of parents; Intended for orphans Example: "she is an orphan child." (

Definition of orphan:

(n) : a person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died; a child without living parents
(adj) : Deprived of parents; Intended for orphans
"she is an orphan child."
(v) : to deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive); to dereference or unlink the last remaining pointer to any object
"what do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?"
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Definition of orphan:

(n) : a person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died; a child without living parents
(adj) : Deprived of parents; Intended for orphans
"she is an orphan child."
(v) : to deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive); to dereference or unlink the last remaining pointer to any object
"what do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?"
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