ORPHANED
14
Scrabble
15
WWF
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Definition
verb
- To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)“What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?”
- To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.“Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree.”
adjective
- Abandoned.“I found an orphaned project, half-completed before its author quit, and decided to finish it.”
Source: Wiktionary
