1753 R. Glover iv. ii. 43 Our love's dear pledges, who before me rise In orphan woe, defenceless and forsaken.
1808 A. M. Grant (ed. 2) v. 74 The plaints of orphan woe, and infants' cries.
2001 (Nexis) 1 Apr. 1 c The children [in an orphan asylum] made their own entertainment. Crying contests were popular. They'd brag about their orphan woes and sing a tear-jerker.