English Dictionary

orphan

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɔːfən/

形容詞

比較不可 広義 比喩的用法

Deprived of parents (also orphaned). / (by extension, figuratively) Remaining after the removal of some form of support.

日本語の意味

親を失った者、孤児 / （比喩的に）支援や補助が取り除かれた後に残っているもの

The orphan children found comfort in each other after the fire.

火事の後、親を失った子どもたちは互いに慰めを見つけた。

意味（1）

Deprived of parents (also orphaned).

She is an orphan child.

意味（2）

(by extension, figuratively) Remaining after the removal of some form of support.

With its government funding curtailed, the gun registry became an orphan program.