親おやなし

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

parentless; orphaned

Describes a child or young person who has lost one or both parents. Often used attributively with の, as in 親なしの子.

• 彼かれは親おやなしの子ことして施し設せつで育そだった。

  He grew up in an institution as a parentless child.

• 親おやなしの子こ供どもたちを支し援えんする団だん体たいがある。

  There is an organization that supports parentless children.

noun

orphan; parentless child

Refers specifically to a child without parents. The compound 親無し子 (おやなしご) is a common synonym.

See also: 親なし子 (おやなしご)

• 戦せん争そうで多おおくの親おやなしが生うまれた。

  The war produced many orphans.