orphan
Deprived of parentsDeprived of parents (also orphaned).
» He adopted the orphan.
Er adoptierte das Waisenkind.
Er hat das Waisenkind adoptiert.
Он усыновил сироту.
Він усиновив сироту.
Він удочерив сироту.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Deprived of parents (also orphaned).
She is an orphan child.
сиротливыйsirotlívyj
(broadly, figuratively, not comparable)Remaining after the removal of some form of support.
With its government funding curtailed, the gun registry became an orphan program.
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
2 languagesBy meaning 1
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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