orphanize
Make parentless child
To orphanize is to make someone an orphan—to deprive them of parents, whether through death, abandonment, or circumstances that sever the parental bond: The war orphanized thousands of children.
The word is rare, with *orphan* as a verb serving the same function more commonly.
Abandon completely
- desertTo leave behind completely
- leaveSanctioned time away
- neglectFailure to provide care
- discardDeliberately throw out
relinquish · disown · castoff · unwanted · foundling · ward · waif · institutionalize
Deprived by death
- motherlessWithout a mother
- fatherlessWithout a male parent
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- lossBeing without something
mourning · tragedy · death · widow · sorrow · trauma · heartache · anguish
forsake
Abandon completely
discard · relinquish · disown · castoff · unwanted · foundling · ward · waif · institutionalize · surrender
bereaved
Deprived by death
- motherlessWithout a mother
- fatherlessWithout a male parent
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
loss · mourning · tragedy · death · widow · sorrow · trauma · heartache · anguish · lament
dispossess
Deprive of property
stateless · homeless · expel · evict · disinherit · deprive · strip · divest · dislodge · exile
alone
Without others present
dependent · neglected · unprotected · guardian · foster · adopt · custody · welfare · charity · asylum