# orphans

Pronunciation: US say "OR-fuhnz" /ˈɔɹfənz/; UK say "AW-fuhnz" /ˈɔːfənz/

## Noun

1. Plural of orphan. — plural of orphan
   - Simple: Plural of orphan. Use it when you mean more than one.
   - _The charity runs a home for orphans in the city._
   - _The war left thousands of orphans in need of food and shelter._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of orphan. — third-person singular simple present indicative of orphan
   - Simple: The form of orphan used after he, she or it in the present.
   - _The charity steps in whenever an illness orphans young children._
   - _When hunters kill a mother bear, it often orphans her cubs._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/orphans (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).