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Definition of parentless : Deprived of parents.

Synonyms:

motherless, orphaned, unparented, orphan, fatherless

Usage examples:

• They were sent to board in a teacher's family, and fared no worse than hundreds of other parentless boys. - "The Children of the World", Paul Heyse.
• That was the only kinship they could claim- this slim, pale scion of a worn- out line, and the nameless, parentless girl beside her. - "The Firing Line", Robert W. Chambers.