An abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.
A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.
Any unreferenced object.
A young animal with no mother.
Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.
A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)
To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.
Deprived of parents (also orphaned).
Remaining after the removal of some form of support.