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orphan
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orphan \Or"phan\, a. Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orphan \Or"phan\, n. [L. orphanus, Gr. ?, akin to L. orbus. Cf. Orb a blank window.] A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living. [1913 Webster] Orphans' court (Law), a court in some of the States of the Union, having jurisdiction over the estates and persons of orphans or other wards. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orphan \Or"phan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orphaned; p. pr. & vb. n. Orphaning.] To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. --Young. [1913 Webster]
