bereavement
type: Concept
narrower: orphans

children (age group)
type: Concept
narrower: orphans

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: orphans

families, family development, and parenting
type: Concept
narrower: orphans

orphans
type: Concept
broader: families, family development, and parenting
broader: children (age group)
broader: bereavement
definition: Orphans are defined as children (age 0–17) who have lost their parents through death or abandonment. Children who have lost one parent are described as single orphans, while those who have lost both parents are known as double orphans. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Orphans]