parentless

British  

/ ˈpɛərəntˌlɪs /

adjective

1. having no living parents; orphaned

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Example Sentences

Not that the children who passed through the Innocenti’s chambers were necessarily parentless: The vast majority were illegitimate, the result of reckless or criminal liaisons their natural parents found it necessary to cover up.

From The Wall Street Journal

Seed only began exploring the true breadth and emotion of her mother’s legacy when she herself reached the age that her mom died, a milestone fraught for many grown, parentless children.

From Los Angeles 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 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

The minor is almost 17 years old and parentless.

From Salon