"orphaned" meaning in English

See orphaned in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more orphaned [comparative], most orphaned [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} orphaned (comparative more orphaned, superlative most orphaned)
  1. Made an orphan by the death of one's parents. Synonyms: disparented, parentless, unparented
    Sense id: en-orphaned-en-adj-kS7wQZJ2
  2. Abandoned.
    Sense id: en-orphaned-en-adj-6c-kn2S2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 66 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 74 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 77 4 Synonyms: dropped, forsaken, abandoned, derelict, desert, deserted, desolate, discarded, dropped, forlorn, forsaken, high and dry, left behind, orphaned
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deorphaned, nonorphaned, orphaned negative, orphaned tsunami, orphaned work, unorphaned

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} orphaned
  1. simple past and past participle of orphan Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: orphan
    Sense id: en-orphaned-en-verb-atpRUpDg
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