I'm was an orphan growing up. How about you?
Im sorry to hear that the definition is a child bereft through "death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by one or both parents.
It's ok. Do you know how many orphans there are each year?
Too many the numbers grow each year. But that does not change anything Notable orphans and foundlings include world leaders, celebrated writers, entertainment greats,
Are you aware of how many orphans in the US are adopted each year?
No unfortunaly I do not know those numbers. According to the United Nations, the definition of an orphan is anyone that loses one parent so im sure it changes a lot.
Are there any famous orphanages you know about?
List of orphans and foundlings
Notable orphans and foundlings include world leaders, celebrated writers, entertainment greats, figures in science and business, as well as innumerable fictional characters in literature and comics. While the exact definition of orphan varies, one legal definition is a child bereft through "death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or separation or loss from, both parents". According to the United Nations, the definition of an orphan is anyone that loses one parent, either through death or abandonment.
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United States is a minor bereft through "death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or separation or loss from, both parents".
In the common use, an orphan does not have any surviving parent to care for them. However, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), and other groups label any child who has lost one parent as an orphan. In this approach, a "maternal orphan" is a child whose mother