Orphan

or′fan, n. a child bereft of father or mother, or of both.— adj. bereft of parents.— v.t. to bereave of parents.— ns. Or′phanage , the state of being an orphan: a house for orphans; Or′phan-asy′lum ; Or′phanhood , Or′phanism ; Orphanot′rophy , the supporting of orphans. [Gr. orphanos , akin to L. orbus , bereaved.]