orphan

• Sustantivo que designa a un niño que ha perdido a ambos padres, o, en sentido más amplio, a alguien o algo que carece de apoyo, cuidado o protección; también se usa en tipografía para referirse a una línea de texto separada de su párrafo, y para la cría de un animal sin madre.

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.

   Huérfano

   • 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.

   Persona o cosa desamparada

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscastawayderelictfoundlingoutcastpariahstraywaif

   Antónimoscaregiverguardianprotectorward

3. Typographic orphanC1formaltechnical

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

   Huérfana tipográfica

   • 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.

   Cría huérfana

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

• Verbo que designa la acción de dejar huérfano a un niño, es decir, que pierde a uno o ambos padres; también, en informática, aislar un recurso o proceso de su elemento padre.

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.

   Dejar huérfano

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbereave