Anorphanis a child whose parents have died. You can also say that a child isorphaned.
She's an orphan adopted by a wealthy New York family.
She finds herself caring for an orphaned child.
You can also say that a child with no mother ismotherless, and a child with no father isfatherless.
She died at 39 and left four small children motherless.
The raid created 85 widows and 250 fatherless children.