n. Orphanhood. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 court in some of the States of the Union, having jurisdiction over the estates and persons of orphans or other wards. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Orphaned p. pr. & vb. n. Orphaning. ] To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An institution or asylum for the care of orphans. [ 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 ]

1. A hospital for orphans. [ R. ] A. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of supporting orphans. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]