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orphan

Dictionary definition · orphan

noun

  1. a child who has lost both parents
  2. someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
  3. the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
  4. a young animal without a mother

verb

  1. deprive of parents

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).