What is the meaning of Orphan?

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.

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

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

Any unreferenced object.

Deprived of parents (also orphaned).

Remaining after the removal of some form of support.

To deprive of parents .

To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.

Source: wiktionary.org