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Orphan (disambiguation)

An orphan is one who has lost both parents.

Orphan may also refer to:

Arts and media

Film

  • The Orphan (film), 1960 film with Bruce Lee
  • Orphan (2009 film), a 2009 psychological thriller film by Jaume Collet-Serra
  • Orphan (2016 film), a 2016 French film
  • Orphans (1987 film), by Alan J. Pakula based on the play by Lyle Kessler
  • Orphans (1998 film), by Peter Mullan
  • Orphan film, a motion picture work that has been abandoned by its owner or copyright holder; also, any film that has suffered neglect

Literature

  • Orphan (Marvel Comics), a character in the X-Statix series
  • Cassandra Cain, a character in the DC Comics universe

Music

  • "Orphan", a song by Silent Planet on their album Everything Was Sound
  • "Orphan", a song by Toto on their album Toto XIV
  • "Orphans" (Coldplay song), a song by Coldplay on their 2019 album Everyday Life
  • "The Orphan"; see list of compositions by Modest Mussorgsky
  • Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards, a three-disc album by Tom Waits
  • Orphan (Darwin's Waiting Room album)
  • Orphan (Empires album)
  • Orphans (EP), an EP by Charlotte Martin (2008)
  • The Orphans (album), by Kristeen Young (2006)

Theatre

  • The Orphan (play), 1680 play written by Thomas Otway
  • Orphans (Lyle Kessler play), a 1983 play by Lyle Kessler
  • Orphans (Dennis Kelly play), a 2009 play by Dennis Kelly

Science and technology

  • Orphan disease, a rare disease
  • Orphan drug, one developed under the 1983 U.S. Orphan Drug Act for orphan diseases
  • Orphan process, a computer process whose parent process has finished
  • Orphan receptor, apparent receptor that has a similar structure to other identified receptors but whose endogenous ligand has not yet been identified
  • Orphan source, a self-contained radioactive source that is no longer under proper regulatory control
  • Orphaned technology, technology that has been abandoned by its original developers

Other uses

  • Orphans, a regional faction of Hussites followers
  • Orphan (car), any marque of motor vehicle built by a manufacturer that has discontinued business entirely
  • Orphan (typesetting), the first line of a paragraph appearing at the bottom of a page
  • Orphan works, copyrighted works whose holder is hard to find
  • Les Orphan (1923–1995), Welsh footballer
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