He was left an 'orphan' [=he became an orphan] when his parents died in a car accident.
The second volume of the two-volume set 'was orphaned' when we lost the first volume.
He 'was orphaned' as a young boy when his parents died in a car accident.
(..) I'm just going to get a doctor to take a look at you. Sonny, please don't do anything. What's the matter with you? What am I going to do? Make that baby an orphan before he's born? You spic slobs still betting Yankees? Tell them to stop taking in action. We lost enough money last week. (..)1972 The Godfather