Child bereaved of one or both the parents

A. Desolate

B. Destitute

C. Orphan

D. Lout

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

One word substitute is Orphan.

Desolate: (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.
Destitute: extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself.
Orphan: a child whose parents are dead.
Lout: an uncouth and aggressive man or boy.