a child whose parents are dead 孤儿 He was an orphan and lived with his uncle. 他是个孤儿,和他叔叔一起生活。 orphan boys/girls 父母双亡的男孩/女孩 a poor little orphan 可怜的小孤儿
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- poor
- war
- …
- be left
- adopt
- boy
- child
- girl
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: via late Latin from Greek orphanos ‘bereaved’.