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orphan

/ˈɔɹfən/ verbo C1

En español: enechar

  1. To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive). (transitive) · 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. (transitive) · When you removed that image tag, you orphaned the resized icon.· Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree.

Plural orphan · He/she/it orphans · Pasado orphaned · Participio pasado orphaned · Forma en -ing orphaning

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Formas del verbo

Forma base
orphan
He/she/it
orphans
Pasado
orphaned
Participio pasado
orphaned
Forma en -ing
orphaning

De la biblioteca

When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child’s laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy’s merry voice reached her ears; and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 2 · B2
We’re getting a little boy from an orphan asylum in Nova Scotia and he’s coming on the train tonight.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 6 · C1
“Yes, of course,” said Marilla, as if getting boys from orphan asylums in Nova Scotia were part of the usual spring work on any well-regulated Avonlea farm instead of being an unheard of innovation.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 6 · C1
From an orphan asylum!
Anne of Green Gables, p. 6 · C1

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