orphans is a form of:

Orphan



noun
1.
(child whose parents are dead, home for the care of orphans) ក្មេងកំព្រា (ទាំងម្ដាយទាំងឱពុក)
verbpast tense: orphaned ; past participle: orphaned ; present participle: orphaning ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (To cause to become an orphan) ធ្វើអោយកំព្រា
Example: The child was orphaned by the accident in which his parents were killed.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.
adjective
1.
Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.
verbpast tense: orphaned ; past participle: orphaned ; present participle: orphaning ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.