Corruption of hermaphrodite, probably from the word being passed by ear in the streets or the playground. Often used to accuse an adolescent male of having feminine characteristics and/or genitalia. Used in the midwest, possibly elsewhere.
A youngster whose parents are actually still living, but who abruptly "changes" into claiming that he's a parentless child just to get sympathy and/or benefits/perks that he's not entitled to.
Ex-prez Nobama fed us all such a sketchy and muddled birth-certificate story that it's almost like he turned morphan on us.