The word "Orphan"

When many of us hear the term "orphan", we automatically think of a child whose parents have both died. However, the definition is actually much broader.
According to the U.S. government, an orphan is defined as a child under the age of sixteen who has experienced "the death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or separation or loss from both parents, or for whom the sole or surviving parent is incapable of providing the proper care." Thus, an orphan is any child without adequate parenting care.