orphan off
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[edit]orphan off (third-person singular simple present orphans off, present participle orphaning off, simple past and past participle orphaned off)
- (transitive) To treat (a child) as an orphan, such as by sending them into foster care or adopting them out.
- (transitive, computing) To remove all links to (something), leaving it an orphan; to render a technical item (website, function, etc.) useless by removing references that call on it.