Orphaned

verb

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.verbTo deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)

"What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?"

2.verbTo make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.

"Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree."

3.adjectiveAbandoned.

"I found an orphaned project, half-completed before its author quit, and decided to finish it."

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