orphan

• اسم يدل على الطفل الذي فقد كلا والديه، أو بصورة أوسع على من فقد الرعاية والحماية والدعم؛ ويُستعمل أيضًا في الطباعة للدلالة على سطر منفرد عن فقرته، وفي سياق الحيوانات لصغير فقد أمه.

A noun referring to a child who has lost both parents, or more broadly, someone or something that lacks support, care, or supervision; also used in typography for a line of text separated from its paragraph, and for a young animal without a mother.

1. Child without parentsA2formal

   A child whose both parents have died.

   يتيم

   • The orphan was taken in by a kind family.
   • Many orphans live in children's homes.
   • She grew up as an orphan after the accident.

2. Unsupported person or thingB2informal

   Someone or something that lacks care, support, or supervision.

   مهمل

   • The abandoned building became an orphan of the city's development.
   • He felt like an orphan in the corporate world after his mentor left.
   • The project was an orphan, with no one to champion it.

   المرادفاتcastawayderelictfoundlingoutcastpariahstraywaif

   الأضدادcaregiverguardianprotectorward

3. Typographic orphanC1formaltechnical

   The first line of a paragraph that appears alone at the bottom of a page or column.

   سطر يتيم

   • The designer adjusted the layout to avoid an orphan.
   • Orphans are considered poor typographic practice.
   • She fixed the orphan by adding a line break.

4. Motherless young animalB1formal

   A young animal that has lost its mother.

   حيوان صغير فقد أمه

   • The orphaned calf was fed by the zookeepers.
   • They rescued an orphan kitten from the street.
   • The orphan lamb was raised by a farmer.

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على فقدان الطفل أحد والديه أو كليهما، أو في مجال الحوسبة على عزل مورد أو عملية عن العنصر الأصلي التابع له.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing a child to lose one or both parents, or, in computing, to isolate a resource or process from its parent.

1. Deprive of parentsB2formal

   To cause a child to lose one or both parents, typically through death.

   جعل الطفل يتيماً

   • The war orphaned thousands of children.
   • She was orphaned at a young age after a car accident.
   • The disease orphaned many kids in the region.

   المرادفاتbereave