orphan
/ˈɔːfən/noun
A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
Example sentence
- “What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?”
Related words
twinEither of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.guardianSomeone who guards, watches over, or protects.godfatherA man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.partnerA spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.householdCollectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.divorceThe legal dissolution of a marriage.