Synonyms for
Orphans
Definition
Orphans are children whose parents have died or abandoned them.
Synonyms & similar words
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Informal
Literary
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Common collocations
- war orphans
- child orphans
- orphans of the storm
- adopt an orphan
- orphan asylum
- orphanages for orphans
- orphans and widows
Word family
Usage note
The word 'orphan' primarily refers to a child who has lost one or both parents. While it can be used metaphorically, its literal meaning is most common. The plural form is 'orphans'.
Example sentences
- The orphanage was filled with children waiting for adoption.
- The community came together to support the orphans after the natural disaster.
- The little orphan girl had no one to celebrate her birthday with.
- The kind woman took in the orphaned kitten and cared for it.
- The orphan boy grew up to be a successful businessman.
Quotes
The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread but there are many more dying for a little love. The poverty in the West is a different kind of poverty -- it is not only a poverty of loneliness but also of spirituality. There's a hunger for love, as there is a hunger for God.