My parents died when I was young and my brother raised me.
That's awful. Since your parents died, did you consider yourself an orphan?
Yes, I did.. since I didn't have parents.
has died, a "paternal orphan" is a child whose father has died, and a "double orphan" is a child who has lost both parents. This contrasts with the older use of "half-orphan" to describe children who had lost only one parent.
Populations.
Orphans are relatively rare in developed countries, because most children can expect both of their parents to survive their childhood. Much higher numbers of orphans exist in war-torn nations such as Afghanistan.
- 2001 figures from 2002
there?brbrDolezal: Do you have a question about that?brbrReporter: Yes, ma'am. I was wondering if, uh, your dad really is an African American man?brbrDolezal: That's a very—I mean, I don't know what you're implying.brbrReporter: Are you African American?brbrDolezal: I don't... I don't understand the question of—I did tell you that yes that's my dad. And he was unable to come in January.brbrReporter: Are your parents—are they white?brbrDolezal: [Walking away] I refuse...