n. [ L. orphanus, Gr. &unr_;, 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. Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n.
n. Orphanhood. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A little orphan. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or condition of being an orphan; orphanage. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Orphanhood. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The care and support of orphans. [ R. ] Cotton Mather (1711). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. orphanotrophium, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; an orphan + &unr_; to feed, bring up. ] [ 1913 Webster ]