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.

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。