orphan
To deprive of parentsTo deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive).
» 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(transitive)To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive).
What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?
zur Waise machen, verwaisen
deprive of parents
(transitive)To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.
When you removed that image tag, you orphaned the resized icon.
Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree.
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
3 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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Forms
orphans, orphaning, orphaned, orphanedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle