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child vs orphan

orphan vs child

child and orphan both are nouns.

child is not a verb while orphan is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
child Yes No No No
orphan Yes No Yes No
As nouns, orphan is a hyponym of child; that is, orphan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than child:
  • child: a young person of either sex
  • orphan: a child who has lost both parents
Other hyponyms of child include bairn, buster, changeling, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, foster-child, foster child, fosterling, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, kiddie, kiddy, peanut, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, poster child, kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler, silly, sprog, bambino, toddler, tot, yearling, urchin, street child, waif.
child (noun) orphan (noun)
a young person of either sex a young animal without a mother
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
an immature childish person a child who has lost both parents
a member of a clan or tribe someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
child (verb) orphan (verb)
deprive of parents
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