Legal Definition and Related Resources of Orphan
Meaning of Orphan
A child whose parents are dead.
Orphan Alternative Definition
A minor or Infant who has lost both of his or her parents. Sometimes the term is applied to such a person who has lost only one of his or her parents. 3 Mer. 48; 2 Sim. & S. 93; Aso & M. Inst. bk. 1, tit. 2, c. 1. See 14 Hazz. Pa. Reg. 188, 189,-for a correspondence between the Hon. Joseph Hopkinson and ex-President J. Q. Adams as to the meaning of the word orphan. See, also, Hob. 247.
Adoption Legal Definition of Orphan
Child from another country that has no parents or only one parent that cannot care for them.
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Synonyms of Orphan
noun
- abandoned child
- abandoned infant
- bereaved child
- castaway
- child without parents
- foundling
- homeless child
- orbus
- orphaned child
- orphaned infant
- parentless child
- twicebereaved child
- waif
- ward
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adoption; foundling hospital; guardian and ward
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