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orphan vs individual

individual vs orphan

orphan and individual both are nouns.

orphan is not an adjective while individual is an adjective.

orphan is a verb but individual is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
orphan Yes No Yes No
individual Yes Yes No No
As nouns, individual is a hypernym of orphan; that is, individual is a word with a broader meaning than orphan:
  • orphan: someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of orphan include mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul.
orphan (noun) individual (noun)
a young animal without a mother a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column a single organism
a child who has lost both parents
someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
orphan (adjective) individual (adjective)
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
concerning one person exclusively
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
orphan (verb) individual (verb)
deprive of parents
Difference between orphan and individual

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