Waise

Meaning

  1. (feminine, strict-sense) female orphan
  2. (broadly, feminine) orphan

Synonyms

Waisenknabe

Waisenmädchen

elternloses Kind

vaterloses Kind

landloser Bauer

armer Nächster

Elternlose

Waisenjunge

Elternloser

des Gestorbenen

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvaɪ̯zə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German weise, from Old High German weiso; cognate with Dutch wees.

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