Orphan
Orphan , noun
[Latin orphanus, Greek {not transcribed}, akin to Latin orbus. Compare Orb a blank window.]
A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.
Collocations (1)
Orphans' court (Law) , a court in some of the States of the Union, having jurisdiction over the estates and persons of orphans or other wards. — Bouvier
Orphan , adjective
Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.
Orphan , transitive verb
To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. — Young