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Orphaned
To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)
📖 Definitions of "Orphaned"
verb
- 1
To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)
"What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?"
- 2
To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.
"Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree."
adjective
- 1
Abandoned.
"I found an orphaned project, half-completed before its author quit, and decided to finish it."
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