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orphelin

/ɔʁ.fə.lɛ̃/

noun, masculine/ɔʁ.fə.lɛ̃/plural: orphelins

orphan

Related: orphelinat

From Old French orfelin, by dissimilation from orfenin, diminutive of orfene, from ecclesiastical Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós).

adjective/ɔʁ.fə.lɛ̃/

orphaned

Related: œuvre orpheline

From Old French orfelin, by dissimilation from orfenin, diminutive of orfene, from ecclesiastical Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós).