Orphan (disambiguation)

For orphaned articles in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Orphan

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