Usage examples of "orphan" in English with translation to German

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He is a war orphan. Er ist eine Kriegswaise.

The couple decided to adopt an orphan. Das Paar entschied sich ein Waisenkind zu adoptieren.

It is said that she looked after the orphan. Man erzählt sich, dass sie sich um das Waisenkind kümmerte.

A child whose parents are dead is called an orphan. Ein Kind, dessen Eltern gestorben sind, nennt man Waisenkind.

She sympathized with the orphan and gave him some money. Sie hatte Mitleid mit dem Waisenkind und gab ihm ein bisschen Geld.

She felt sympathy for the orphan and gave him some money. Sie hatte Mitleid mit dem Waisenkind und gab ihm ein bisschen Geld.

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