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 paid the iron price for Winterfell. I murdered those boys. The Stark boys? Never found them. Just some poor orphans living with a farmer. I let Dagmer slit their throats and I let him burn the bodies... so I could keep Winterfell... (..)2013 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: And Now His Watch Is Ended Season: 3 Episode 4