orphaned children
Kids without guardians
Orphaned children are children who have lost one or both parents to death.
The phrase appears frequently in humanitarian contexts—charity appeals, adoption discussions, disaster reporting: The earthquake left thousands of orphaned children.
In casual usage, orphaned children sometimes extends to those abandoned or otherwise left without parental care, though technically such children are not orphans.
- adoptionLegal family formation
- forever homeAdopted pet's final residence
- foster careSupervised substitute parenting
- group homeSupervised shared residence
- state custodyGovernment holds legal guardianship
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