Orphan

//ˈɔːfən//

Synonyms for "orphan" (50 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Verb(1 words)
orphan off

Strong matches (15)

Related words (25)

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capable of

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created by

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has a

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has context

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is a

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Translations

275 translations across 155 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • weeskind noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Albanian

4 entries
  • bonjak noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • bonjake noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • jetim noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • jetime noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Arabic

3 entries
  • يتيم noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • يَتِيم noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • يَتِيمَة noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Aramaic

1 entries
  • ܝܬܡܐ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Armenian

1 entries
  • որբ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Asturian

1 entries
  • güérfanu noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • yetim noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Bangi

1 entries
  • etike noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • етем noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • йәтим noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Basque

1 entries
  • umezurtz noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • сірата́ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Bengali

1 entries
  • এতিম noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • ilo noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • сирашки adj (deprived of parents)
  • сира́к noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • сирота́ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Burmese

1 entries
  • မိဘမဲ့ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Cahuilla

1 entries
  • 'aminat noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Catalan

2 entries
  • orfe noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • òrfena noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • ilo noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • ھەتیو noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Chamicuro

1 entries
  • wakcha noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Chechen

1 entries
  • бо noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎤᏓᏂᏯᏛ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Chinese

2 entries
  • етиму noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • 孤兒 /孤儿 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 孤兒 /孤儿 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • 孤兒仔 /孤儿仔 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 孤兒 /孤儿 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • 遺孤 /遗孤 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Chukchi

1 entries
  • ейвэл noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Church Slavic

2 entries
  • сирота noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • ⱄⰻⱃⱁⱅⰰ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Chuvash

1 entries
  • тӑлӑх noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Czech

2 entries
  • sirota noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • sirotek noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Danish

3 entries
  • forældreløst barn noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • fransk horeunge noun (single line of type at the bottom of page)
  • hittebarn noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Dongxiang

1 entries
  • oliechin noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Dupaningan Agta

1 entries
  • golang noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Dutch

4 entries
  • wees noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • weesjongen noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • weeskind noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • weesmeisje noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries
  • 無奶囝 /无奶囝 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Egyptian

2 entries
  • n-nm-m-H-Xrd-nDs-A1 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • t:f-n:nDs-A1 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • orfo noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Estonian

2 entries
  • orb noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • vaeslaps noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Faroese

1 entries
  • foreldraloysingur noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Finnish

4 entries
  • orpo noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • orpo noun (young animal with no mother)
  • orpo noun (anything unsupported)
  • orpo noun (computing: unreferenced object)

French

2 entries
  • orphelin noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • orpheline noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Friulian

2 entries
  • vuarfin noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • vuarfine noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Galician

2 entries
  • orfa noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • orfo noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Gan Chinese

1 entries
  • 孤兒 /孤儿 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ობოლი noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

German

4 entries
  • Elternlose noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • Elternloser noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • Halbwaise noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • Schusterjunge noun (single line of type at the bottom of page)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌰 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Greek

3 entries
  • ορφανός noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • πεντάρφανος noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • απορφανίζω verb (deprive of parents)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • òfelen noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • יְתוֹמָה noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • יָתוֹם noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Higaonon

1 entries
  • ilo noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Hiligaynon

1 entries
  • ilo noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अनाथ adj (deprived of parents)
  • अनाथ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • यतीम noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • लावारिस noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • árva noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • árvasor noun (single line of type at the bottom of page)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • munaðarleysingi noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Ido

1 entries
  • orfano noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • anak piatu noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • anak yatim piatu noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • yatim noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Ingrian

4 entries
  • armatoin adj (deprived of parents)
  • armotoin adj (deprived of parents)
  • armatoin noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • armotoin noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Ingush

1 entries
  • бо noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Irish

3 entries
  • aindílleachta (uncared-for) noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • dílleachta noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • tachrán noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Italian

2 entries
  • orfana noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • orfano noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 孤児 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Javanese

1 entries
  • lola noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Jin Chinese

1 entries
  • 孤兒 /孤儿 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Judeo-Italian

1 entries
  • אוֹרְפֵֿינוֹ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • жетім noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ក្មេងកំព្រា noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Korean

1 entries
  • 고아 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • жетим noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Lao

4 entries
  • ກຳພອຽ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • ກຳພ້າ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • ກຳພ້າກຳພອຽ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • ອະນາຖາ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Latin

2 entries
  • orba noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • orbus noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Latvian

2 entries
  • bārene noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • bārenis noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Lezgi

1 entries
  • етим noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Lingala

1 entries
  • etike noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • našlaitis noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • našlaitė noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Livonian

2 entries
  • bōr noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • joutõmläpš noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Lombard

2 entries
  • orfen noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • orfena noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • syrota noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Luhya

1 entries
  • omufubi noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Lü

1 entries
  • ᦂᧄᧈᦘᦱᧉ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • сираче noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • kamboty noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Malay

1 entries
  • anak yatim noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • അനാഥ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Maltese

2 entries
  • ltim noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • orfni noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Manchu

2 entries
  • ᡠᠮᡠᡩᡠ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • ᡠᠮᡠᡩᡠ ᠵᡠᡳ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Manx

1 entries
  • treoghan noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Maranao

1 entries
  • ilo noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Marathi

2 entries
  • अनाथ adj (deprived of parents)
  • अनाथ मूल noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Middle English

2 entries
  • stepbarn noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • stepchild noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Mongolian

3 entries
  • өнчин noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • өнчин noun (young animal with no mother)
  • ᠥᠨᠦᠴᠢᠨ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Māori

1 entries
  • pani noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Navajo

1 entries
  • bąąh ádahasdįįdígíí noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • yatima noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Nogai

1 entries
  • етим noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Northern Altai

2 entries
  • ӧксӱс noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • ӧскис noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • sêwî noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • êtîm noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Northern Sami

1 entries
  • oarbbis noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • foreldreløst barn noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • foreldrelaust barn noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Occitan

2 entries
  • orfanèl noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • orfanèla noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Old Armenian

1 entries
  • որբ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Old East Slavic

1 entries
  • сирота noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Old English

2 entries
  • stēopbearn noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • stēopċild noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Old French

1 entries
  • orfelin noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Old Turkic

2 entries
  • 𐰖𐰃𐱃𐰀 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • 𐰖𐱃𐰀 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Ossetian

1 entries
  • сидзӕр noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries
  • اوكسز adj (deprived of parents)
  • اوكسز noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • یتیم noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Papiamentu

1 entries
  • wérfano noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Pashto

3 entries
  • مورمړی noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • يتيم noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • پلارمړی noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Persian

1 entries
  • یَتیم noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Weis noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Polish

2 entries
  • sierota noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • sierotka noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • órfã noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • órfã noun (single line of type at the bottom of page)
  • órfão noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • orfanar verb (deprive of parents)

Punjabi

2 entries
  • ਅਨਾਥ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • ਯਤੀਮ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Quechua

1 entries
  • wakcha noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Romanian

2 entries
  • orfan noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • orfană noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Russian

2 entries
  • сиро́тка noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • сирота́ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Saho

1 entries
  • xeewo noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Samoan

1 entries
  • matuaoti noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • अनाथ adj (deprived of parents)
  • अनाथ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • dìlleachd noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • dìlleachdan noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • tàcharan noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • sirotánče noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • siròta noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • siròtica noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • siròtān noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Sicilian

2 entries
  • prujetta noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • prujettu noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • අනාථ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Slovak

1 entries
  • sirota noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Slovene

1 entries
  • sirota noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Southern Altai

2 entries
  • ӧксӱс noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • ӧскӱс noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Spanish

4 entries
  • expósito adj (deprived of parents)
  • guacho adj (deprived of parents)
  • guácharo adj (deprived of parents)
  • huérfano adj (deprived of parents)

Sundanese

1 entries
  • yatim piatu noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Swahili

3 entries
  • mfiwa noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • mtoto yatima noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • yatima noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Swedish

1 entries
  • föräldralöst barn noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Tabasaran

1 entries
  • йитим noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • ulila noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Tajik

2 entries
  • сағир noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • ятим noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Tamil

1 entries
  • அனாதை noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Taos

1 entries
  • pènkuʼúna noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Tarifit

1 entries
  • ayujir noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Tatar

2 entries
  • ятим noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • үксез noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Telugu

1 entries
  • అనాధ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Thai

1 entries
  • เด็กกำพร้า noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Tlingit

1 entries
  • kuhaankée noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Turkish

2 entries
  • yetim noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • öksüz noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • ýetim noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Ugaritic

1 entries
  • 𐎊𐎚𐎎 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • сирота́ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • syrota noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Urdu

2 entries
  • اَناتھ noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • یَتِیم noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • يېتىم noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • yetim noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • cô nhi noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • trẻ mồ côi noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Volapük

1 entries
  • nenpalan noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Welsh

1 entries
  • amddifad noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Xiang Chinese

1 entries
  • 孤兒 /孤儿 noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • יתום noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
  • יתומה noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Yup'ik

1 entries
  • elliraq noun (person whose (parent or) parents have died)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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The orphan wept with grief over his misfortune.

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The orphan was fostered by the wealthy man.

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An orphan at three, he was brought up by a distant relative.

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The orphan met up with his two sisters when he was five years old.

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