Definition
A person who has been abandoned by someone, especially a child or dependent left behind by a caregiver.
Etymology
From 'abandon' plus the suffix '-ee' (one who receives the action), modeled after French legal terminology. This formal term appears in legal and social welfare documentation.
Kelly Says
The suffix '-ee' usually marks someone who receives an action—an 'abandonee' is formally designated as the receiving end of abandonment, a heartbreaking linguistic category.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُهجور
mu-haj-jur
CACatalà
abandonat
a-ban-do-nat
CSČeština
zanechaný
za-ne-cha-ny
DEDeutsch
Verlassener
ver-la-se-ner
ELΕλληνικά
αποκατασταμένος
a-po-ka-ta-sta-men-os
ESEspañol
abandonado
ab-an-do-na-do
FAفارسی
forsaken
for-sa-ken
FISuomi
hylätty
hy-lä-tty
FRFrançais
abandonné
ab-an-do-ne
GUGU
છોડી દેવા
cho-di-de-va
HIहिन्दी
छोड़ दिया गया
chhoṛ diya gaya
HUMagyar
elhagyott
el-ha-gy-ott
IDBahasa Indonesia
terlantar
ter-lan-tar
ITItaliano
abbandonato
ab-ban-do-na-to
JA日本語
放棄された人
bakari sa-reta hito
KO한국어
버려진 사람
beo-rye-jin sa-ram
MSBahasa Melayu
dibiarkan
di-bi-ka-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-ta-w
NLNederlands
verlat
ver-lat
PAPA
ਛੋੜ dita
chhor di-ta
PLPolski
porzucony
por-zu-ko-ni
PTPortuguês
abandonado
ab-an-do-na-do
RORomână
abandonat
ab-an-do-nat
RUРусский
брошенный
bro-she-nyy
SVSvenska
förkastad
för-kas-tat
TAதமிழ்
விட்டுப்போட்டு
vi-ttu-po-ttu
TRTürkçe
terk edilmiş
terk e-dil-miş
UKУкраїнська
занедбаний
za-ned-ba-niy
URاردو
چھوڑ دیا
choor diya
VITiếng Việt
bỏ rơi
bo roi
ZH中文
被遗弃的人
bè yí qì de rén