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orphan

Also known as orphan child, child, orphaned

thumb|right|Orphans by Thomas Benjamin Kennington|Thomas Kennington, [[oil on canvas, 1885]]

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An orphan is a child whose parents have died or are unable to care for them. The term matters because orphaned children often face significant challenges in finding safe care, support, and stable living conditions.

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Research

28,947 papers

Caries in orphan children: prevalence and determinants-a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2024Gamal-AbdelNaser A, A Elsabour MAA, Khattab NMADOI: 10.1186/s12903-024-04125-9
The orphan child: humanities in modern medical education.Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM · 2019Kollmer Horton MEDOI: 10.1186/s13010-018-0067-y
The Forgotten Orphan of the South Bronx.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2019Takeshige T, Takeshige U, Takeshige MDOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003396
The level of antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among orphan children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Kamau SG, Akatusasira R, Namatovu A et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295227
Orphan discipline and child neglect: An analysis from 48 countries.Child abuse & neglect · 2025Bolgrien A, Boyle EH, Munir M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107353
Meeting the orphan: early relational trauma, synchronicity and the psychoid.The Journal of analytical psychology · 2021Lagutina LDOI: 10.1111/1468-5922.12646
A systematic review on the meaning of the concept 'AIDS Orphan': confusion over definitions and implications for care.AIDS care · 2008Sherr L, Varrall R, Mueller J et al.DOI: 10.1080/09540120701867248
Tropical Cardiovascular Diseases: The Forgotten Orphans.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2023Kumar RK, Fuster V, Prabhakaran DDOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.11.003

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Commons category: Orphans
female form of label: našlaitė
male form of label: našlaitis

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Definitions
History
Populations
Notable orphans
In fiction
Other examples
In religious texts
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thumb|right|Orphans by Thomas Benjamin Kennington|Thomas Kennington, [[oil on canvas, 1885]]

An orphan is a child whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. It can also refer to a child who has lost only one parent, as the Hebrew translation, for example, is "fatherless". In some languages, such as Swedish, the term is "parentless" and more ambiguous about whether the parents are dead, unknown or absconded, but typically refers to a child or younger adult.