orphan
or|phan /'ɔːrfən/ (orphans orphaned)
1 [N-COUNT]
An orphan is a child whose parents are dead.
...a young orphan girl brought up by peasants...
2 [V-PASSIVE] no cont, V-ed
If a child is orphaned, their parents die, or their remaining parent dies.
...a fifteen-year-old boy left orphaned by the recent disaster.
1 [N-COUNT]
An orphan is a child whose parents are dead.
...a young orphan girl brought up by peasants...
2 [V-PASSIVE] no cont, V-ed
If a child is orphaned, their parents die, or their remaining parent dies.
...a fifteen-year-old boy left orphaned by the recent disaster.