orphan

orphan
1. noun
Waise, die; Waisenkind, das
2. transitive verb

be orphaned — [zur] Waise werden

* * *
['o:fən]
noun
(a child who has lost both parents (rarely only one parent): That little girl is an orphan; (also adjective) an orphan child.) die Waise, Waisen-...
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or·phan
[ˈɔ:fən, AM ˈɔ:r-]
I. n
1. (without parent) Waise f, Waisenkind nt
2. COMPUT Schusterjunge m, SCHWEIZ meist Waisenkind nt fachspr
II. n modifier Waisen-, verwaist
\orphan boy Waisenjunge m veraltend
\orphan child Waisenkind nt veraltend
\orphan girl Waise f
III. vt
to be \orphaned [zur] Waise [o elternlos] werden
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['Oːfən]
1. n
Waise f, Waisenkind nt

the accident left him an orphan — der Unfall machte ihn zur Waise or zum Waisenkind

like orphan Annie (inf) — wie bestellt und nicht abgeholt

2. adj
Waisen-

orphan child — Waisenkind nt

3. vt
zur Waise machen

to be orphaned — zur Waise werden

he was orphaned by the war — er ist (eine) Kriegswaise

he was orphaned at the age of three — er wurde Waise, als er drei Jahre alt war

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orphan [ˈɔː(r)fn]
A s (Voll)Waise f, Waisenkind n:
orphans’ home Waisenhaus n
B adj Waisen…, verwaist:
orphan child A
C v/t zur Waise machen:
be orphaned zur Waise werden, verwaisen;
orphaned verwaist
* * *
1. noun
Waise, die; Waisenkind, das
2. transitive verb

be orphaned — [zur] Waise werden

* * *
n.
Waise -n m.
Waisenkind n.

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