Meanings
nounorphan work (plural orphan works)
plural orphan works · alternative orphaned work
- copyrightA copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 孤兒作品 /孤儿作品
- 孤兒作品 /孤儿作品 (gū'ér zuòpǐn)copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable
French œuvre orpheline
- œuvre orphelinecopyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable
German verwaistes Werk
- verwaistes Werkcopyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable
Italian opera orfana
- opera orfanacopyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable
Japanese 孤児作品
- 孤児作品 (koji sakuhin)copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable
Spanish obra huérfana
- obra huérfanacopyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with orphan work
workclerkburkekirkdirkcirqueBourkecircreworkmercpercquirksmirkperkberserkburklurkerkshirkHercmerkirkbirkoverwork
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
orphan work. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphan%20work
MLA
“orphan work.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphan%20work. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orphan work,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphan%20work.
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