el
masculine
/ˈweɾfano/
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Translation
orphan
Word origin
From Latin orphanus, from Greek orphanos ('bereft, orphaned'). The same root gives English 'orphan'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- orphanos
- English cognates
- orphan
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralhuerfanos
Examples
.
The child was orphaned after the accident.
Muchos convento.
Many orphans grew up in that old convent.
miles .
The war left thousands of orphans without a home.
huérfana .
They adopted a three-year-old orphan girl.
infancia.
He felt bereft of affection throughout his childhood.
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