verwaisen

Meaning

1. (weak) to be orphaned, to become an orphan
2. (weak) to lose one's child
3. (figuratively, weak) to be abandoned, to become vacant

Concepts

become an orphan

Synonyms

zur Waise werden

Pronounced as (IPA)

/feʁˈvaɪ̯zən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: verweisen

In summary

From Middle High German verweisen. By surface analysis, ver- + Waise (“orphan”) + -en.