孤儿 — meaning in English

English meaning

• orphan noun A child whose parents have both died (or, more loosely, abandoned them).
• ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.

Senses

孤儿 is used for these senses in English:

• orphan A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
• ward A person under guardianship.

orphan — full definition

1. noun A child whose parents have both died (or, more loosely, abandoned them).
2. verb To leave a child without parents, usually through death.
3. noun Something left without the support, source, or connection it depended on.

ward — full definition

1. noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.
2. noun An administrative division of a city, town, or borough.
3. noun A person, especially a child, under the legal protection of a guardian.
4. verb To repel or turn aside something threatening (usually with "off").

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