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English

orphaned

verb

Meaning

  1. To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)
  2. To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.
  3. Abandoned.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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