orphan
orphan, n. 1. A child whose parents are dead. [Cases: Infants 2. C.J.S. Infants §§ 12, 108, 198.] 2. A child with one dead parent and one living parent. — More properly termed half orphan. 3. A child who has been deprived of parental care and has not been legally adopted; a child without a […]