1. A child who has lost both parents
   "The orphan was adopted by a loving family"
    
2. Someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
   "The project became an orphan when funding was cut"
    
3. A young animal without a mother
   "The wildlife centre took in several orphan bear cubs"
    
4. The first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
   "The editor worked to eliminate orphans from the layout of the book"

1. Deprive of parents
   "The war orphaned thousands of children"

Derived forms: orphaned, orphans, orphaning

Type of: child, deprive, divest, individual, kid [informal], kiddie [informal], kiddy [informal], line, minor, mortal, nestling [informal], nipper [informal], offspring, person, shaver [informal], small fry [informal], somebody, someone, soul, strip, tiddler [Brit, informal], tike [informal], tyke [informal], wean [UK, Ireland, dialect], young, youngster

Encyclopedia: Orphan, Victoria