orphan
A person, especially a minor, both or one of whose parents have diedA person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
» He adopted the orphan.
Er adoptierte das Waisenkind. — al_ex_an_der
Er hat das Waisenkind adoptiert. — al_ex_an_der
Он усыновил сироту. — ivanov
Він усиновив сироту. — deniko
Він удочерив сироту. — deniko
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6 sensesA person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
Waise, Vollwaise, Halbwaise
сирота́sirotá, сиро́ткаsirótka
сирота́syrotá
a child who has lost both parents
A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
A young animal with no mother.
a young animal without a mother
(figuratively)Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.
A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.
Schusterjunge
the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
Any unreferenced object.
Examples
136 sentencesHe adopted the orphan.
Він усиновив сироту. — deniko
ruОн усыновил сироту. — ivanov
deEr adoptierte das Waisenkind. — al_ex_an_der
Tom is an orphan.
Том сирота. — deniko
ruТом - сирота. — sharptoothed
deTom ist ein Waise. — mrtaistoi
I'm an orphan.
Я сирота. — deniko
ruЯ сирота. — marafon
deIch bin ein Waisenkind. — Espi
People took pity on the orphan.
Tom and Mary are now orphans.
Translations
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Origin
Late Middle English, from Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “withLate Middle English, from Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “without parents, fatherless”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos.
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