'orphan' definitions:
Definition of 'orphan'
From: WordNet
noun
A child who has lost both parents
noun
Someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
noun
The first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
noun
A young animal without a mother
verb
Deprive of parents
Synonyms of 'orphan'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandoned,
- alone,
- bereave,
- cast-off,
- castaway,
- castoff,
- derelict,
- discard,
- disregarded,
- dogie,
- flotsam,
- flotsam and jetsam,
- forsaken,
- foundling,
- heir,
- ignored,
- jetsam,
- junk,
- lagan,
- leave,
- leave behind,
- lost,
- neglected,
- orphaned,
- parentless,
- refuse,
- reject,
- relict,
- rubbish,
- slighted,
- solitary,
- successor,
- survivor,
- trash,
- waif,
- waifs and strays,
- wastrel,
- widow,
- widower