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Child who has lost their parents
An orphan is a child whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition, defines
Orphan
2013 Canadian science fiction thriller television series
Orphan Black is a Canadian science-fiction thriller television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett and starring Tatiana
Orphan_Black
Topics referred to by the same term
up orphan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An orphan is one who has lost both parents. Orphan(s) or The Orphan(s) may also refer to: The Orphan (1920
Orphan_(disambiguation)
Film by Jaume Collet-Serra
Orphan is a 2009 psychological horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by David Leslie Johnson from a story by Alex Mace. The film stars
Orphan_(2009_film)
Canadian science fiction thriller television series
Orphan Black: Echoes is a Canadian science fiction thriller television series created by Anna Fishko based on Orphan Black created by John Fawcett and
Orphan_Black:_Echoes
2022 film by William Brent Bell
Orphan: First Kill is a 2022 American psychological slasher film directed by William Brent Bell and written by David Coggeshall, based on a story by David
Orphan:_First_Kill
Regulatory class of pharmaceutical drug
An orphan drug is a pharmaceutical agent that is developed to treat certain rare medical conditions. An orphan drug would not be profitable to produce
Orphan_drug
U.S. welfare program
The Orphan Train Movement was a supervised welfare program that transported children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes located
Orphan_Train
In typography, an isolated line of text starting/ending a page
In typesetting, widows and orphans are single lines of text from a paragraph that dangle at either the beginning or end of a block of text, or form a
Widows_and_orphans
Film
Coggeshall. It is the third installment in the Orphan film series, and is as a prequel to both Orphan (2009) and Orphan: First Kill (2022). It stars Isabelle Fuhrman
Orphans_(upcoming_film)
2016 novel by Gregg Hurwitz
Orphan X is a 2016 thriller novel written by Gregg Hurwitz. It was Hurwitz's first book in the Orphan X series, and was followed by The Nowhere Man. For
Orphan_X
Radioactive device under improper control
An orphan source is a self-contained radioactive source that is no longer under regulatory control. It is defined by the United States Nuclear Regulatory
Orphan_source
1924–2010 American comic strip
Little Orphan Annie, also simply known as Annie, was a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services.
Little_Orphan_Annie
Legal entity where the equity is owned by no-one
Orphan structure or Orphan SPV or orphaning are terms used in structured finance closely associated with creating SPVs ("Special Purpose Vehicles") for
Orphan_structure
Euro-orphan or EU orphan is a neologism used metaphorically to describe a "social orphan" in the European Union whose parents have migrated to another
Euro-orphan
Hungarian drama film
Orphan (Hungarian: Árva) is a 2025 historical drama film directed by László Nemes and co-written by Nemes and Clara Royer. Set in the aftermath of the
Orphan_(2025_film)
Species of virus
An orphan virus is a virus that is not associated with a disease but may possess pathogenicity. Gilbert Dalldorf, a pathologist who showed that Coxsackie
Orphan_virus
Orphan Black is a Canadian science fiction television series that premiered on March 30, 2013, in Canada on Space. The series was created by Graeme Manson
List_of_Orphan_Black_episodes
Sierra Leonean–American ballet dancer (1995–2024)
mother, Elaine DePrince, she authored the 2014 book Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina (also published as Hope in a Ballet Shoe). From 2016 to
Michaela_DePrince
Gene that has limited phylogenetic distribution
Orphan genes, ORFans, or taxonomically restricted genes are genes that lack a detectable homologue outside of a given species or lineage. Most genes have
Orphan_gene
Copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate
An orphan work is a copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable. Sometimes the names of the originators
Orphan_work
Canadian actress (born 1985)
playing multiple characters in the science-fiction thriller television series Orphan Black (2013–2017), which won her a Primetime Emmy Award (2016) and five
Tatiana_Maslany
Chinese play attributed to Ji Junxiang
The Orphan of Zhao is a Chinese play from the Yuan dynasty, attributed to the 13th-century dramatist Ji Junxiang (紀君祥). The play has as its full name The
The_Orphan_of_Zhao
Residential institution devoted to the care of orphans
residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their biological
Orphanage
An orphan bridge is a roadway bridge that crosses over abandoned railroad rights-of-way and which is no longer owned or maintained by any railroad. Examples
Orphan_bridge
2020 Doctor Who episode
"Orphan 55" is the third episode of the twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, first broadcast on BBC One on 12
Orphan_55
An orphan car is any marque of motor vehicle built by a manufacturer that has discontinued business entirely. The term is sometimes confused with and inaccurately
Orphan_(car)
American actress (born 1997)
known for her breakthrough role as Esther in the horror film Orphan (2009) and its prequel Orphan: First Kill (2022). She played Clove in the dystopian adventure
Isabelle_Fuhrman
Devices for rare disease patients
An orphan device is one that gives essential functions for patients with rare diseases, their carers, and the healthcare professionals using them. Nevertheless
Orphan_device
This is a chronological list of orphan source incidents and accidents. Metric prefixes are used where appropriate: kilo (k), mega (M), giga (G), tera (T)
List of orphan source incidents
List_of_orphan_source_incidents
2007 video game
Silent Hill: Orphan (known as Silent Hill Mobile in Europe) is a 2007 survival horror game developed by Gamefederation Studio and published by Konami Digital
Silent_Hill:_Orphan
Abbreviation consisting of initial letters of a phrase
"K9" (kay-nine) for "canine". Pseudo-acronyms also frequently develop as "orphan initialisms": an existing acronym is redefined as a non-acronymous name
Acronym
Abandoned bicycle in a public space
An orphan bicycle is a bicycle that is left in public space and has not been used for a long time. The owner is often unknown. They are sometimes called
Orphan_bicycle
Novel by Jodi Meadows
The Orphan Queen is an epic fantasy romance novel by Jodi Meadows. The Huffington Post ranked it as one of the top YA books of 2015. The novel's protagonist
The_Orphan_Queen
2009 film score by John Ottman
Orphan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score composed by John Ottman to the 2009 film Orphan directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, starring
Orphan_(soundtrack)
Japanese-American propagandist (1916–2006)
propaganda, and tried to make a farce of the broadcasts. Toguri called herself "Orphan Annie", but she quickly became inaccurately identified with the name "Tokyo
Iva_Toguri_D'Aquino
Mythological creature
The Orphan Bird (also known as the Orphanay or Rafanay) is a legendary bird from medieval bestiaries it is said to live in India in a fictional sea called
Orphan_Bird
1997 French film
Les deux orphelines vampires (English: Two Orphan Vampires) is a 1997 French fantasy horror/drama film directed by Jean Rollin. The film was an adaptation
Two_Orphan_Vampires
Protein with a receptor structure but with unidentified ligand
significant ligand for an orphan receptor is later discovered, the receptor is referred to as an "adopted orphan". Conversely, the term orphan ligand refers to
Orphan_receptor
Film that has been abandoned by its creator or copyright holder
An orphan film is a motion picture work that has been abandoned by its owner or copyright holder. The term may also refer to any film that has suffered
Orphan_film
Child whose parents have died from AIDS
An AIDS orphan is a child who became an orphan because one or both parents died from AIDS. In statistics from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
AIDS_orphan
Independent school in Cobham, Surrey, England
1813, by Andrew Reed and incorporated by an act of Parliament, the London Orphan Asylum Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. vii), under the presidency of the Archbishop
Reed's_School
24th episode of the 6th season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
"Time's Orphan" is the 148th episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 24th episode of the sixth
Time's_Orphan
Iranian island in Persian Gulf
1960s, Iranian writer Jalal Al-e-Ahmad famously called the island "The Orphan Pearl of the Persian Gulf.” The island contains several important archaeological
Kharg_Island
Memoir by Alexandra Aldrich
The Astor Orphan is a 2013 memoir by Alexandra Aldrich, a member of the Astor family. Alexandra Aldrich, a direct descendant (5th great-granddaughter)
The_Astor_Orphan
Military unit
The Orphan Brigade was the nickname of the First Kentucky Brigade, a group of military units recruited from Kentucky to fight for the Confederate States
Orphan_Brigade
Disease affecting a small percentage of the population
financial incentives from governments or other agencies. Orphan drugs are medications targeting orphan diseases. Most rare diseases are genetic in origin and
Rare_disease
2009 studio album by the Hidden Cameras
Origin:Orphan is the fifth studio album by the Hidden Cameras, released September 22, 2009. It is the band's first release on Arts & Crafts. The album's
Origin:Orphan
Japanese television drama
Orphan Black – 7 Genes (Japanese: (オーファン・ブラック~七つの遺伝子~ known internationally as Orphan Black Japan), launched December 2, 2017, on Fuji Television, is
Orphan_Black_–_7_Genes
Inactive oil or gas sites in Alberta with no solvent owner
Orphan wells in Alberta, Canada are inactive oil or gas well sites that have no solvent owner who can be held legally or financially accountable for the
Orphan wells in Alberta, Canada
Orphan_wells_in_Alberta,_Canada
Computer Process
An orphan process is a computer process whose parent process has finished or terminated, though it remains running itself. In a Unix-like operating system
Orphan_process
Topics referred to by the same term
Orphan Stone can refer to: Al-Yatīma, a pearl associated with the crown jewels of the Abbasids Der Weise, a precious stone associated with the crown jewels
Orphan_Stone
Comics character
Nanny and Orphan-Maker are supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Their first appearances were in X-Factor #30 (Nanny)
Nanny_and_Orphan-Maker
2011 American film
The Orphan Killer is a 2011 independent horror film written and directed by Matt Farnsworth. It was produced by Farnsworth and Full Fathom 5. Farnsworth
The_Orphan_Killer
American geobiologist
Victoria J. Orphan is a geobiologist at the California Institute of Technology who studies the interactions between marine microorganisms and their environment
Victoria_Orphan
American businessman and philanthropist (1795–1873)
female orphans principally as domestic workers and as an orthopedic convalescent home and school for "colored crippled" children and orphans. The asylum
Johns_Hopkins
1949 film by Chuck Jones
Awful Orphan is a 1949 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. It is a sequel to the 1947 Looney
Awful_Orphan
Institution in New York City
The Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (renamed the Colored Orphan Asylum in 1844) was founded by a group of New York-based Quakers in 1836
Colored_Orphan_Asylum
Female Portuguese orphans married off to Portuguese colonial settlers
Órfãs d'El-Rei (Portuguese: [ˈɔɾfɐ̃ʒ dɛlˈʁej], lit. 'orphans of the king') were Portuguese girl orphans who were sent from Portugal to overseas colonies during
Órfãs_d'El-Rei
Disused oil or gas wells
Orphan, orphaned, or abandoned wells are oil or gas wells that have been abandoned by fossil fuel extraction industries. These wells may have been deactivated
Orphan_wells
Law passed in the United States to facilitate development of orphan drugs
The Orphan Drug Act of 1983 is a law passed in the United States to facilitate development of orphan drugs—drugs for rare diseases such as Huntington's
Orphan_Drug_Act_of_1983
1915 film by William C. Dowlan
The College Orphan (also known as At Watt College) is a 1915 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William C. Dowlan and starring Carter DeHaven
The_College_Orphan
Child not being cared for despite having at least one living parent
A social orphan is a child with no adults looking after them, even though one or more parents are still alive. Usually the parents are alcoholics, drug
Social_orphan
American horror film series
The Orphan film series, consists of American psychological slasher-horror movies, based on characters created by Alex Mace and starring Isabelle Fuhrman
Orphan_(film_series)
American comics superhero
Batgirl. Over the years, she has also assumed the names of Black Bat and Orphan. Originally the first character to star in an ongoing Batgirl comic book
Cassandra_Cain
2001 film by Wang Chao
The Orphan of Anyang is a 2001 Chinese film from Sixth Generation writer-director Wang Chao. It is Wang's first feature film as director (he had previously
The_Orphan_of_Anyang
Canadian actress
North of Normal (2022), High School (2022), Daisy Jones & the Six (2023), Orphan Black: Echoes (2023), and Lowlifes (2024). Broken Diamonds (2021, as Young
Amanda_Fix
American limited series on Hulu
Andrew Stearn also executive produce. The series's working title was "The Orphan". Produced by 20th Television (previously through ABC Signature), the series
Good_American_Family
Area north- east of St. John's
The Orphan Basin is an area approximately 400 km east-north-east of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. Two exploratory oil wells have been
Orphan_Basin
1834 painting by William Allan
The Orphan is an oil on panel painting by the Scottish artist William Allan, from 1834. It is held at the Royal Collection. Allan produced it as a lament
The_Orphan_(painting)
1926 film
Alice's Orphan is a 1926 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Studio and distributed by M.J. Winkler Pictures, and is part of the Alice Comedies
Alice's_Orphan
Canadian writer and teacher (born 1954)
of Toronto, Canada. Jenkinson founded the Orphan Wisdom School with his wife Nathalie Roy in 2010. “Orphan Wisdom” is what he calls a method of inquiry
Stephen_Jenkinson
The book Orphan of Asia (Japanese: アジアの孤児) is a Japanese-language novel written by Taiwanese writer Wu Cho-liu at the end of World War II, completed in
Orphan_of_Asia
Concert tour by Alex Warren
Orphan Alex Live using a comedic sketch, featuring actors Jennifer Aniston and Max Greenfield. The video portrayed Warren being sued by Little Orphan
Finding_Family_on_the_Road
American musical drama film
Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan, which in turn is based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip created by Harold Gray. Directed by John Huston and written
Annie_(1982_film)
1979 American TV series or program
Orphan Train is an American TV movie directed by William Graham which was broadcast on CBS on December 22, 1979. It is based on the Orphan Train Movement
Orphan_Train_(film)
Canadian actor (born 1989)
his role as Felix Dawkins in the BBC America and Space television series Orphan Black (2013–2017). He is the lead actor in The Lake (2022–2023) opposite
Jordan_Gavaris
Canadian children, wrongly classified as mentally ill
The Duplessis Orphans (French: les Orphelins de Duplessis) were a population of Canadian children wrongly certified as mentally ill by the provincial
Duplessis_Orphans
Canadian actor (born 1981)
video game franchise Far Cry (2012, 2021), Vic Schmidt in the sci-fi series Orphan Black (2013–2014), and Mac Gargan / Scorpion in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Michael_Mando
European Union directive
October 2012 that pertains to certain uses of orphan works. Hence it is often referred to as the Orphan Works Directive (OWD). The directive sets out
Orphan_Works_Directive
Works without identifiable owners
An orphan work is a work whose copyright owner is impossible to identify or contact. This inability to request permission from the copyright owner often
Orphan works in the United States
Orphan_works_in_the_United_States
Undersea peak off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada
Orphan Knoll is an undersea peak, horst and continental fragment located in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeast coast of Newfoundland, with mounds on
Orphan_Knoll
2004 film by Pascal Laugier
though most of the orphans were moved elsewhere following a recent death. The housekeeper investigates the suspicious deaths of war orphans during World War
Saint_Ange
British alternative music group
Shelleyan Orphan were a British alternative music group that came to prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. They played a style of pop influenced by
Shelleyan_Orphan
1917 American film
An Amateur Orphan is a 1917 American silent film starring Gladys Leslie. It was also the film debut for Chester Morris. Its survival status is currently
An_Amateur_Orphan
1923 Chinese film
Orphan Rescues Grandfather (simplified Chinese: 孤儿救祖记; traditional Chinese: 孤兒救祖記; pinyin: Gū'ér jiù zǔ jì) is a 1923 Chinese silent film directed by Zhang
Orphan_Rescues_Grandfather
Series of water waves
tsunami which cannot be linked to an earthquake is sometimes termed an "orphan tsunami". This may happen in the case of tsunamis caused in the distant
Tsunami
Agency of the European Union
CHMP as described above. The Committee on Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) administers the granting of orphan drug status since 2000. Companies intending
European_Medicines_Agency
Painting by Delacroix
The Orphan Girl at the cemetery (also known as Young Orphan Girl in the Cemetery; French: Jeune orpheline au cimetière) (c. 1823 or 1824) is a painting
Orphan_Girl_at_the_Cemetery
Research data repository
citeable. Zenodo was launched on 8 May 2013, as the successor of the OpenAIRE Orphan Records Repository to let researchers in any subject area comply with any
Zenodo
Hebrew Orphan Asylum was an orphanage constructed in Brooklyn, New York. The Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum branched off from the Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Brooklyn_Hebrew_Orphan_Asylum
Sculpture by Auguste Rodin
The Alsatian Orphan / L'Orpheline Alsacienne is a sculpture made by the French artist Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). In the beginning of his career, Rodin
Alsatian_Orphan
2001 book by Jean Little
Orphan at My Door, written by Jean Little, is the second book in the Dear Canada, series of novels created by Scholastic Canada and written by various
Orphan_at_My_Door
Troy Orphan Asylum (formerly Vanderheyden Hall) is a not-for-profit organization based in Wynantskill, New York, that works with youth and families in
Troy_Orphan_Asylum
1977 novel by Alan Dean Foster
Orphan Star (1977) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is Foster's eighteenth published book, his fifth original novel
Orphan_Star
Topics referred to by the same term
Little Orphan Annie is the name of an American comic strip begun in 1924. Little Orphan Annie may also refer to: Little Orphan Annie (radio series), an
Little Orphan Annie (disambiguation)
Little_Orphan_Annie_(disambiguation)
World Orphan Week (WOW) began in the UK in 2005, and is owned by SOS Children's Villages UK. It is a week developed to raise awareness for the needs of
World_Orphan_Week
2006 studio album by Kristeen Young
The Orphans is the fifth studio album by the American rock musician Kristeen Young. Its tracks "Kill The Father" and "London Cry" were released as singles
The_Orphans
Canadian actor (b. 1979)
October 25, 1979) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in Orphan Black, Murdoch Mysteries, The Recruit, The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson
Kristian_Bruun
1949 animated short film by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
The Little Orphan is a 1949 American one-reel animated cartoon and the 40th Tom and Jerry cartoon, released in theaters on April 30, 1949 by Metro-Goldwyn
The_Little_Orphan
ORPHAN
ORPHAN
Biblical
an orphan;purity, bereavement;
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of habergeons, Middle English, Old French haubergeon. The habergeon was a sleeveless jacket of mail or scale armor, which was also worn for penance.Born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England, James Habersham emigrated to the infant colony of Georgia in 1738 with his friend George Whitefield. Together they established what is believed to be America’s first orphanage. Habersham was married in Bethesda, GA, in 1740 and had three surviving sons, all of whom were educated at Princeton and became ardent patriots.
Boy/Male
Irish
Means, simply, “â€an Ulsterman.â€â€ There have been eighteen saints named Ultan, the best-known being St. Ultan of Ardbraccan, (c. 650 AD). Noted for his care of orphans, the poor and the sick he is regarded as the patron saint of children and a hospital for sick children in Dublin is named in his honor.
Surname or Lastname
English (southwestern)
English (southwestern) : patronymic from Philip.The brothers George and William Phelps emigrated from Gloucestershire, England, to Dorchester, MA, about 1630. Five years later they moved to Windsor, CT. George’s sixth-generation descendant, Anson Greene Phelps (1781–1853), rose from being a penniless orphan to the status of a major industrialist and a prominent CT philanthropist.
Girl/Female
Irish
Has been used mainly in Northern Ireland as a female form ofUltach “an Ulsterman.†There have been eighteen saints named Ultan. St. Ultan of Ardbraccan, c. 650 AD, noted for his care of the poor, orphans and the sick is considered the patron saint of children and a hospital for sick children in Dublin is named after him.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from some lost place named Childerhouse, from Old English cildra, genitive plural of cild ‘child’ + hūs ‘house’. This may have referred to some form of orphanage perhaps run by a religious order, or perhaps the first element is to be understood in its later sense as a term of status (see Child).
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Orphan
Girl/Female
Biblical
An orphan.
ORPHAN
ORPHAN
Boy/Male
Tamil
Delighting
Biblical
he that beholds
Boy/Male
Welsh
Legendary son of CIydno.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
Like God
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Hebrew, Spanish
Ploughman; Farmer's Son
Male
Egyptian
, Apophis, a king of the Hykshos dynasty.
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Latin
Loyalty
Boy/Male
Hindu
God of world
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
A Musical Tone
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Author of One of the Sahih Hadith
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ORPHAN
n.
An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.
n.
The act of supporting orphans.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Orphan
n.
A hospital for orphans.
n.
The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively.
v. t.
To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.
imp. & p. p.
of Orphan
n.
A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.
n.
Orphanhood.
a.
Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.
n.
The state or condition of being an orphan; orphanage.
n.
An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, an asylum for the aged, for the blind, or for the insane; a lunatic asylum; an orphan asylum.
n.
A little orphan.
n.
One of a order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross) devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the Western United States.
n.
An orphan.
n.
The care and support of orphans.
n.
Orphanhood.