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orphans

/ˈɔːrfənz/ /ˈɔːrfɪnz/

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noun

Waise

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

Examples :

"After the tragic accident, the two young siblings became orphans and went to live with their aunt. "

Nach dem tragischen Unfall wurden die beiden jungen Geschwister zu Waisen und zogen zu ihrer Tante.

family human person society age

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noun

Waise

A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.

Examples :

"The school's social worker helped the orphans find foster families. "

Die Sozialarbeiterin der Schule half den Waisen, Pflegefamilien zu finden.

family person human society

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noun

Waise

A young animal with no mother.

Examples :

"The wildlife rescue center cares for many orphans, including baby squirrels and birds whose mothers have died. "

Das Wildtierrettungszentrum kümmert sich um viele Waisen, darunter Babyeichhörnchen und Vögel, deren Mütter gestorben sind.

animal family nature

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noun

Verwaiste, Findelkinder

Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.

Examples :

"After the company went bankrupt, many old software programs became orphans, lacking updates and support. "

Nach dem Konkurs des Unternehmens wurden viele alte Softwareprogramme zu Verwaisten, denen Updates und Support fehlten.

family human society aid suffering

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noun

Schusterjunge

A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.

Examples :

"The editor removed the orphans by adjusting the spacing on the final page, so no lonely lines started new paragraphs at the bottom. "

Der Redakteur entfernte die Schusterjungen, indem er den Abstand auf der letzten Seite anpasste, sodass keine einsamen Zeilen neue Absätze unten begannen.

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noun

Verwaiste Objekte

Any unreferenced object.

Examples :

"After refactoring the code, the automated garbage collector identified several orphans – objects that were no longer being used by any active part of the system. "

Nach dem Refactoring des Codes identifizierte der automatische Garbage Collector mehrere verwaiste Objekte – Objekte, die von keinem aktiven Teil des Systems mehr verwendet wurden.

computing technology internet

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verb

Verwaist

To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)

Examples :

"What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?"

Was tun Sie, wenn Sie auf zwei verwaiste Eisbärenjunge stoßen?

family human society suffering

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verb

Verwaist

To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.

Examples :

"Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree."

Das Entfernen von Kategorien verwaist Seiten aus dem Hauptkategorienbaum.