Grieving and Orphaned

Grieving

Grieving adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Orphaned and grieving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Orphaned" instead an adjective "Grieving".

Nearby Words: grievous, grievance, grieve, grief, grieved

Orphaned

Orphaned adjective - Deprived of parents by death or desertion.
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Synonyms for Orphaned

Grieving and orphaned are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grieving" instead an adjective "Orphaned".

Nearby Words: orphanage, orphan, orphanhood, orphaning

Both words in one sentence

  • Foundling: Infant Beric is orphaned in a Roman shipwreck, but adopted into a British tribe as a present for a grieving new mother, over the objections of the xenophobic Druid.
  • In a sidequest in Baldur's Gate II, it's possible to help a Paladin grieving for his deceased adopted son whom he failed to protect by introducing him to an orphaned little girl who needs someone to raise her.
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