half orphan
One parent dead
A half orphan is a child who has lost one parent through death.
A child who has lost both parents is a full orphan, though the word orphan is usually used to describe such children.
- motherlessWithout a mother
- fatherlessWithout a male parent
- parentlessHaving no mother or father
- single parentUnpartnered mother or father
- single momFemale parent without partner
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