A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.

A young animal with no mother.

(figurative) Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.

(typography) A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.

(computing) Any unreferenced object.

(transitive) To deprive of parents

(transitive, computing) To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.

Deprived of parents (also orphaned).

(by extension, figurative) Remaining after the removal of some form of support.