Adopted
Orphaned
Orphaned adjective - Deprived of parents by death or desertion.
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Adopted and orphaned are semantically related. You can use "Adopted" instead an adjective "Orphaned".
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- Kai and Riku were both orphaned and adopted by George, but then lost him for above reason.
- The author first intended it to be a twist on the rather classical 'Ash orphaned and adopted by a Legendary' thing, even mentioning two works that served as inspiration to her, and later turned it into a full rewrite of the first Pokémon season.The fic can be read here.
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The main character of Meet the Robinsons is an orphaned boy approaching his teenage years who wants to be adopted before he becomes a teenager (because teenagers have much more difficulty getting adopted).
Source: Happily Adopted
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