forældreløst barn — meaning in English

English meaning

• orphan noun A child whose parents have both died (or, more loosely, abandoned them).
• waif noun A person, especially a child, who is thin, pale and homeless or uncared for.

Senses

forældreløst barn is used for these senses in English:

• orphan A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
• waif A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.

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.

waif — full definition

1. noun A person, especially a child, who is thin, pale and homeless or uncared for.
2. noun A woman or girl who is strikingly slight and fragile-looking, especially as a fashion look.

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