We all know what an orphan is: a child with no parents. They live in orphanages, where they must stay until someone adopts them and becomes their new parents. However, most orphans usually grow up without being adopted, which could be for a number of reasons. There are many types of orphans shown in forms of media that delve into these certain reasons and why they don't find themselves adopted.

Sometimes, the orphan could be considered unadoptable because they're too difficult to to deal with: they could be obnoxious or