Definition
Left without parents through death; having lost one or both parents; also used metaphorically for something abandoned or without support.
Etymology
From Greek 'orphanos' meaning 'bereaved.' The word entered English through Old French and has been used since medieval times to describe children without parental protection.
Kelly Says
Throughout history, orphaned children were treated differently depending on the era—some cultures adopted them as family, while others forced them into servitude, which says a lot about society's values!
Translations
ARالعربية
يتامى
yit-a-mee
CSČeština
sirotci
see-rot-tsi
DEDeutsch
Waisenkinder
vays-en-kin-der
ELΕλληνικά
orphanoi
or-fa-noi
ESEspañol
huérfanos
wehr-FAN-ohs
FRFrançais
orphelins
or-fɛlɛ̃
IDBahasa Indonesia
anak yatim
a-nak ya-tim
ITItaliano
orfani
or-fa-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
piatu
pee-ah-too
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
weeskinderen
vays-kin-der-en
NONorsk
foreldreløse barn
for-el-drel-oss bar-n
PLPolski
sierota
see-ro-ta
PTPortuguês
órfãos
or-fãos
RUРусский
сироты
see-ro-ty
SVSvenska
barnhem
barn-hem
SWKiswahili
watoto wa kifo
wo-to-to wa kee-fo
TAதமிழ்
திருநாள்
thiru-naal
THไทย
เด็กกำพร้า
det-kam-pra
TLTL
na-i-wala
na-ee-wa-la
UKУкраїнська
сироти
see-ro-ty
VITiếng Việt
bà con
ba-kon