Word Meaning

orphan definition and meaning

n. A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.
a. Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.
v. t. To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.

Crossword clues for orphan

- Bereaved child
- Child whose parents are dead
- Child without living parents
- Foundling
- Guttersnipe
- Harp on about Little Annie, for example
- Harp on about parentless child
- Oliver Twist, for instance, played on harp
- Parentless child
- Waif