1. A person, esp. a child, both of whose parents are dead (or, rarely, one of whose parents has died). In extended use: an abandoned or neglected child.
a. fig. A person or thing deprived of protection, advantages, benefits, or happiness previously enjoyed; something which has been abandoned or ignored.See article orphan.n
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I feel like one, too.
ReplyDeleteSo what happened at your adoptee meeting that you went to?