orphan
Speech parts
1. orphan - Noun
2. orphan - Adjective
3. orphan - Verb
Meaning
A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.
Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.
To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.
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Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.
Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form.
There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.... I'm the responsible officer of the Government.
Success has many parents, but failure is an orphan.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
There is no man that cannot become an orphan.