orphan
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Is orphan a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of orphan?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (figuratively) Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.figuratively
2. (typography) A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.Antonyms: widow
3. (computing) Any unreferenced object.Examples: "An orphan isn't harmful in a language that has garbage collection, such as Java. However, reducing the number of orphans can be expected to improve code performance."
adj (English)
1. (by extension, figuratively) Remaining after the removal of some form of support.Examples: "With its government funding curtailed, the gun registry became an orphan program."broadlyfigurativelynot-comparable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive).Examples: "What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?"transitive
2. (transitive, computing) To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.Examples: "When you removed that image tag, you orphaned the resized icon."; "Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary