parentless
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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In the final episode, Tom finds himself taking care of a young and suddenly parentless boy, Sam.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
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 ● Dec. 23, 2025
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 ● Dec. 5, 2022
It is only a matter of time in most fantasy novels before a parentless child on a hero’s journey runs toward or away from one to prove their mettle.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
I thought of my sisters and I standing there, parentless, yet in constant celebration of our parents’ lives.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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