Category:Orphan

Or"phan, n. Etym: [l. orphanus, gr. orbus. Cf. Orb a blank window.]

Defn: a child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a Child who has but one parent living. 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.

Orphan Or"phan, a.

Defn: bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.

Orphan Or"phan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orphaned; p. pr. & vb. n. Orphaning.]

Defn: to cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. Young.