I. or ‧ phan 1 /ˈɔːf ə n $ ˈɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: orphanus , from Greek orphanos ]
a child whose parents are both dead:
The war has left thousands of children as orphans.
orphan girl/boy/child
a poor little orphan girl
II. orphan 2 BrE AmE verb
be orphaned to become an orphan:
She was orphaned when her parents died in a plane crash.