parentless

/ ˈpɛərəntˌlɪs /

adjective

1. having no living parents; orphaned

Example Sentences

Syrians have experience in facing the tragedy of parentless children: Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in Syria’s long civil war, which began in 2011, creating unknown numbers of orphans.

From Washington Times

It has noted that the authorities are searching for relatives of parentless children left in Ukraine to find opportunities to send them home when possible.

From Seattle Times

The Russianization of parentless Ukrainian children is part of a broader crisis of Ukrainian war orphans who are being scattered across Europe.

From Washington Times

Should a parentless 16-year-old who says she knows she is not able to care for a baby be denied an abortion by a judge?

From Washington Post

The teenager, described in court documents as “almost seventeen years-old and parentless” and identified only as Jane Doe 22-B, had submitted a handwritten petition seeking a waiver of the state’s parental notification and consent requirements.

From Washington Post